Who made the Quarter-Finalist Cut?
If you read my initial post in January about my decision to enter the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Contest, you already know that this contest goes through various rounds. The first round, I was judged on what…
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…
Kids are the Best Medicine
I’ve been journaling for a very long time. Not that I’m especially old or anything but I received my first diary when I was about ten years old and from that moment on, it has never crossed…
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. …
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,…
The eBook is coming soon!
It’s been a week since my last post because I just did not have the time to post. I’d love to say it’s because I was taking advantage of our beautiful summer weather, but that’s only partly…
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…
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…
If Wishes were Granted & Dreams Came True
Everyone goes through what most perceive to be a mundane daily life schedule. For most of us, we get up the same time every day, work the same hours, come home to the ultimate question of the…
Not Just Another Day
Today is my birthday. Yes, thank you, happy birthday to me. Some might say it’s just another day and from a certain perspective I guess it is. I’m a year older, but I don’t feel it (and…