A Poem for Summer

by | Jul 6, 2011 | Poetry

I cleaned out our desk over the holiday weekend (doesn’t it feel fabulous to throw stuff away?!?) and came across a folder of my poetry all the way back to freshman year in college. Some of it made me cringe, but it’s not all bad. I thought I’d share...

Happy Fourth of July

by | Jul 4, 2011 | Miracles

In honor of Independence Day, I thought I’d simply share this lovely You Tube video featuring John Wayne giving the history of Taps. That’s the USMC Band performing the song at the end. This is a day to remember and be grateful that we live in a nation...

Would you read my book?

by | Jul 2, 2011 | Reading, Uncategorized, Waiting

As I work on my proposal for The Memory of Drowning I need to be able to talk about my target audience. I have a very definite idea of the kinds of women I think would enjoy my novel. But with free access to Survey Monkey, it occurred to me that I could ask potential...

Summing it all up

by | Jul 1, 2011 | Waiting

I’m headed to a conference later this month and there’s much talk of having a “one-sheet” to leave behind when meeting with editors or agents. The idea is to have one sheet of paper that provides a summary of your book, your bio, your photo and...

From the mouths of babes . . .

by | Jun 29, 2011 | Uncategorized

I got to spend an evening with my niece and two nephews this past weekend. Of course, they are all amazingly intelligent and advanced for their ages. I drove the older two (ages seven and eight) to an ice cream parlor and we had a fantastic conversation on the way. It...