Civility… 7 x 7 Awards Go To… 3 Dec 20113 Dec 2011 On November the 20th, I received a very thoughtful nomination for the 7x7 Link Award by one very talented young man whose blog many of you may have had the…
self-help… NaNoWriMo Touchdown 26 Nov 201128 Nov 2011 I thought I would know the exact moment that I hit the 50,000 word count - that elusive goal for participants in the National Novel Writing Month challenge. For some…
Writing Synopsis Confusion 21 Sep 201121 Sep 2011 When I was in college - albeit many, many years ago - I was taught that a proper synopsis was 1 page for every 25 pages of manuscript. Thorough, complete,…
Entertainment… Lunching With a Friend and Fellow Writer 14 Aug 201114 Aug 2011 I sometimes forget that I am not alone in my pursuits - especially where writing and publishing are involved. Until the past few months, I didn't even personally know another…
Entertainment… Review of ‘Every Day by the Sun’ 13 Jul 201113 Jul 2011 I'm not sure that I would have been drawn to 'Every Day by the Sun', a memoir and reflections of William Faulkner's niece, had I not heard her being interviewed.…
self-help… Extrovert or Highly Social Introvert 6 Jun 20116 Jun 2011 I have always thought of myself as an extrovert - it even said so on the score of the Jung and Briggs Myers personality tests that I took back in…
Entertainment… Carolina Romance Writers and Anna DeStefano @ Hickory Tavern in NC 5 Jun 20117 Jun 2011 Anna DeStefanoLast month, as some of you know, I attended a writing retreat in Asheville, North Carolina, sponsored by The Wild Rose Press. Two representatives from the Carolina Romance Writers,…
Uncategorized “Never Regret! If it’s good, it’s wonderful. If it’s bad, it’s experience.” 4 Jun 20114 Jun 2011 Authors have a unique perspective on life. Whatever happens - good or bad - can find its way into a story, poem or novel. So everything is fodder for the…
Uncategorized Asheville, NC and Writer’s Retreat At Lutheridge 13 May 201113 May 2011 Throw the rabbit in the briar patch - toss me in a group of writers, readers, editors, publishers - and I am like the starving woman feasting on bread and…
Entertainment… How Do You Find a Writing Community? 12 May 2011 When I left Essoyes, France last October, the last instruction given to me by the teacher - Janet Hulstrand - was to find a community of writers to surround myself…