I just finished reading The Story of Edgar Sawtelle. I love dogs so this seemed a natural for me. And I did enjoy the dog parts of the story. I liked lots of parts of the story. But some of it had me wondering not just about the story, but about me. Now if you’re going to read this book, …
Crossroads in Writing
I’ve been thinking about crossroads since I’m trying redo my cover for Angels at the Crossroads. So I’ve been looking at pictures of crossroads and road signs while trying to decide what’s best for Jerry’s story. Someone suggested a new title might be best, but some things can’t be redone. Too many people have already bought the book titled as …
TTYL and other Text Letter Mysteries
I’m a little nervous about doing this post. SIMB (Shaking in my boots) because I think I’ve had TMB (too many birthdays) to come up with all these shortcuts in the world of texting. See the picture. That’s where I am. Using quills and paper. Actually I’ve advanced all the way up to ballpoint pens and paper. You know the …
A New Book Cover
Have you ever put something off that you needed to do? Over and over again? For almost a year now I’ve been planning to give my book, Angels at the Crossroads a cover make-over. Angels at the Crossroads is the only non-fiction book I’ve ever written and probably will be the only non-fiction book I’ll ever write. I like making …
Edits Done!
Made a run to the post office this afternoon and got the Angel Sister galleys sent in. I know most of you writers would have hit the send button. But I really like my postal workers and wouldn’t want to deprive them of a job. 🙂 That’s only partially true. Actually I haven’t learned how to use the edit tracking …
Sam’s Club and Fried Computers
Most weeks have some good and some bad. When the good is really good you might not notice the bad so much. The same is true for the bad. Bad enough happens and the good fades away. My week was just the normal good and bad. Or you know what. I think it was more like really good. Great even. …
Booksignings at High Noon
I’m off to a booksigning at noon at the Grand Opening of a Sam’s Club in a neighboring town. People will be there looking for bargains, but we’ll see if they’re looking for bargains in reading. Most of the people I meet looking for bargains in reading tell me they’ve been shopping at yard sales. I had a lady the …
Lightning Strikes and Journals
We had a storm last night. The kind of lightning crashes that make a person cringe even when she’s safe inside. And that might make a smart person get up and unplug her computer. But the deadline for my edits on Angel Sister loom, so I kept on working through the lightning flashes. Until – and of course, you guessed …
Birthdays and Edits
The twins turn two today. Here they are checking out Oscar or maybe Oscar is checking them out. I’d put a picture of them both looking at me but last time they were here I couldn’t get them to stand still beside one another. Standing still is not their favorite thing. But they do like the dogs – as long …
Busy Is As Busy Does
Busy is as busy does. Yeah, I know. That’s not the real quote. That’s pretty is as pretty does. I’m sure every mother or grandmother in the world has said something similar at sometime or other. But I’m too busy right now to give the first thought to pretty. Well, maybe I’m still working on the pretty on the inside …