Sunday Inspiration: A Marvelous Thing
“What a marvelous thing a book is. It’s a flat object made from a tree with flexible parts on which are imprinted lots of funny dark squiggles. But one glance at it and you’re inside the mind of another person, maybe someone dead for thousands of years. Across the millennia, an author is speaking clearly…
Read MoreSunday Inspiration: Practice the Pause
Pause before judging. Pause before assuming. Pause before accusing. Pause whenever you’re about to react harshly and you’ll avoid doing and saying things you’ll later regret. -Lori Deschene, Buddhist author
Read MoreEmilie Answers Her Own Questions
Last week I asked you ten questions about what you love most in a book. Thank you to all who took the time to answer. The blog is still available for those who wanted to take the quiz and just didn’t get around to it last week. So are the answers, all of which are…
Read MoreSunday Inspiration: One Smile!
“One smile, Can start a friendship. One word, Can end a fight. One look, Can save a relationship. One person can change your life.” -Celtic Christian Tradition Did you see this story in the media last week about a pizza delivery man in Tipton, Indiana, who was so loved by his customers that they raised $18,000…
Read MoreJust For Fun: What Do You Love Most About A Book?
I read a really interesting article in the US version of The Guardian this week. In a nutshell, after a year of isolation at home, many authors are struggling to write–for good reasons. While I did finish The House Guests at the beginning of the pandemic, and just finished my third novella for a new…
Read MoreSunday Inspiration: Two Philosophies
“For me, I am driven by two main philosophies: know more today about the world than I knew yesterday and lessen the suffering of others. You’d be surprised how far that gets you.” –Neil Degrasse Tyson, author and scientist Tyson is a favorite contemporary scientist for many of us– watch his Cosmos TV program for a weekly fix.…
Read MoreSunday Inspiration: Don’t Forget To Say I Love You
Happy Valentine’s Day! If you’ve read One Mountain Away, the first book of my Goddesses Anonymous series, you know that Charlotte, the main character, looks back on her life and the mistakes she’s made. I stumbled across this passage and decided to post it for Sunday Inspiration just before Valentine’s Day. Not because the quote…
Read MoreGiveaway and Price Cut
Have I Got Deals For You! The Giveaway: I don’t spend a lot of time on promotion here, but that’s what today’s blog is about. I wanted to be sure that those of you who are not yet on my mailing list (monthly newsletter) have a chance to enter my latest giveaway and to learn…
Read MoreSunday Inspiration: Dare to Declare
“Dare to declare who you are. It is not far from the shores of silence to the boundaries of speech. The path is not long, but the way is deep. You must not only walk there, you must be prepared to leap.” -Hildegard of Bingen Hildegard of Bingen was a 12th century Christian composer and…
Read MoreThe Seeds You Plant
“Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds that you plant.” Robert Louis Stevenson. We’re fast coming up on a year of quarantine. My husband and I have been vigilant about taking precautions. I’ve made masks for family and friends and always wear mine when I’m out of the house…
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