Guest Post at Writers Advance

At the end of the month I’m attending a local writer’s Boot Camp. One of the pre-boot camp opportunities was to submit a blog post for other attendees (and anyone else stopping by). My submission ran on Monday. Please swing by and check it out! Oh, and...

I'm a Pinup Girl

I joined Pinterest last week. And I’ve had to check myself so that I didn’t spend the whole weekend pinning things to my boards. I think many of you who read my blog are already enjoying Pinterest, so I won’t go into a lengthy explanation. Suffice it...

Reading in the Bathtub

Yesterday was National Read in the Bathtub Day. Honestly, there’s a day for everything now. But this is one “holiday” I can get into. Other people enjoy scrapbooking or quilting or gardening or running or any number of other hobbies. My very favorite...

Book to Movie

One of my favorite books in recent years is Serena by Ron Rash. I wrote about it here. Rash, a poet, has a way of writing that almost makes me want to give up trying to do it myself. He writes prose with a poetic flavor that I find irresistible. It’s just yummy....

Signs, signs, everywhere signs

It’s the first day of February and daffodils are already blooming in the neighborhood. My hostas are sending tightly furled leaves poking up through the soil and I saw a buttercup smiling up at me from the dead lawn last week. My head tells me it’s too...