Mother Nature’s Not-So-Perfect Timing
I almost forgot it was Wednesday! This week has been an odd one. It has been going by at a snail’s pace, really, even though each day my head is filled with more details than I can…
Look Who Came to Visit!
Jorja Matthews, that’s who. I hope by now, if you’ve either read the book blurb for No Mother of Mine or, hopefully, you have already read the book, you know who Jorja Matthews is. She is my…
My First Week as a Published Author
It has been a week now since I first uploaded my book with Amazon and Barnes & Noble’s websites as an eBook. I took a few extra days off work to set aside time with my boys,…
A New Season
It is Labor Day weekend; a long weekend for most. Many are enjoying the last holiday weekend before the fall season sets in, either by relaxing at home, camping at a park, vacationing in luxury or possibly…
Dare I envy the Powerball Winner?
Envy is not a good feeling. Wanting what someone else has is just a waste of time. Wishing something might happen to you after seeing someone else get a quick fix to the high life is…
Patience…it is a virtue.
I have never really been a patient person. It is a bad trait, impatience, but it has always been a part of my personality. And the process of publishing certainly has not helped me with my not-so-great…
Does Fear Hinder You?
I was browsing in the book store during my lunch break yesterday when I ran across a writing book that caught my eye. I can’t honestly say what the title was or even who wrote the book…
Words with Edges
Words should not be spoken in anger. Sometimes, we get so upset, so angry, so fed up…we just lash out and later regret how we may have responded. Sometimes. Other times, it feels good to say what…
Platform Challenge, Day 5
After feeling tired from a day at the office, I’m now beginning to catch my second wind. I think it helps that the light coming through my home office window is a wonderful bright glow, what you…
Don’t Sink Like a Shark!
I was reading some blog posts the other day and I came across one which I initially just glanced over but eventually came back to out of curiosity. Titled The Hidden Secret, FOMO, and Tubthumping, I was somewhat curious because I…