June 30, 2010 Is it possible that correct grammar and word usage has changed over the years? I don’t consider myself old exactly, but I am dumbfounded by this newfangled English that I see in my son’s phonics book. Is it possible that there is a newer “modern grammar” from what I was taught &*&^ …
June 28, 2010 In my absence from the computer world, I’ve been watching more television. I’ve caught up on my usual shows like Top Chef, The Good Wife, and some brainless TV that shall remain nameless. But in my channel surfing, I happened upon a new reality game show that has me truly appalled. The …
June 25, 2010 Nooooo!!!!! MY COMPUTER DIED!!!!! Yup, can you believe it? So, yes, I’ve been MIA this week biding my time until I could get online for a moment. And now that I’m here, it seems to be Friday again which means it’s time for Favorite Friday! This week, I want to share with …
June 18, 2010 For the summer months, we’re going to lighten the mood a bit. In that vein, I’ve decided to be fun and introduce Favorite Fridays (just for fun and to learn more about all my friends out there!) As writers and wordsmiths, we all love words. We like the way certain ones fit …
June 16, 2010 Well, with summer break having started, I find (as I expected) less and less time to write let alone blog. And frankly, I’ve missed you all over the past week! I keep looking out to the backyard at the cushioned chairs under the umbrella and tell myself: “Go sit down…just for a …
June 10, 2010 Aside from being sick (apparently an untreated sinus infection can lead to bronchitis…who knew?), I have had an awesome week! Perhaps one of the most exciting moments came as I checked my e-mail on Tuesday while listening to the last half hour of Good Morning America. There I was reading and deleting …
June 7, 2010 I was reading an article by Elizabeth Sims (author of the Rita Farmer Mysteries) regarding how to handsell your book. Yes, you read correctly: HANDSELL. She went a step further than listing marketing suggestions and the “create a presence on the internet” line. She suggests that authors become more assertive – bordering on aggressive (her word, not mine) – when …
June 3, 2010 A big THANK YOU to all of you wonderful folks out in bloggerville who follow and read my blog! Seriously, I’ve been thrilled to receive so much feedback and advice regarding my various posts lately – I couldn’t be happier to find so many new friends among my followers and to hear so many …
June 1, 2010 Ok. I am extremely frustrated with my current main character. It seems I have done such a good job portraying the teenage daughter of an alcoholic that now I can’t break through! She is such a repressed personality that even I am having trouble getting to know her! The things I want …
May 26, 2010 As many of you know, I am in a constant state of indecision regarding whether to go the self-publishing route or stick to the old “query ’til you drop” route…which is most likely only successful if you truly do query ’til you drop rather than giving up for a month after every 50 queries …
