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My Top Ten Posts of 2012
Tomorrow on December 31st, it will have been one year since I first began this Blog and opened myself up to family, friends and strangers about my passion to write. Hard to believe a whole year has…
The Calm after the Storm
Another Christmas has come and gone. Done is all the planning, preparing, decorating, shopping, baking, wrapping and making an attempt to be in too many places at once in order to spend the holiday with those you…
Hitting the Curve Balls
Do you ever have one of those days? How about one of those weeks? For some, you might say it’s been one of those years! It has been quite a year for us, I’ll admit; with a…
My Latest Challenge
I mentioned in my last post that I was taking part in a new challenge. What could be more challenging than writing a book? Try writing half a book in one month. That’s the challenge for November. …
“The End” Means another Beginning
So you have an idea for a book. You then decide to write a book. You spend days, weeks, months, maybe even years, working on the idea and the book until you have something worthwhile to show…
How to Beat the Clock
I had a writing prompt the other day asking that I write about time not marked on clocks. Usually this doesn’t happen but…my mind went blank. What time is not marked on clocks when clocks will always…
Grow Where you are Planted
We’re only a few days away from the beginning of fall and each morning lately I can feel how much cooler it has gotten overnight. However, even with the chilly mornings, we have been enjoying beautiful weather…
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…
Shoot for the Moon
I’m really pleased with the feedback I have received regarding my book cover and blurb. I appreciate everyone who has reached out to me to offer their feedback, their comments, an expression of their confidence in me…