Sunday Inspiration: Be Soft
“Be soft. Do not let the world make you hard. Do not let pain make you hate. Do not let bitterness steal your sweetness. Take pride that even though the rest of the world may disagree, you still believe it to be a beautiful place.” -Iain Thomas
Read MoreInstagram: Is a Picture Worth a Million Words?
How much time do you spend on social media? Come on, be honest. Since a large percentage of people I pass every day on my walks are scrolling through their telephones as they meander drunkenly down the sidewalk, I’m on to you. Not all of you are playing Pokemon Go–and if you are, please don’t…
Read MoreSunday Inspiration: Great Dreams
It seems that almost every week there is a terrible tragedy somewhere in the world that needs to be mourned. This week our tears fall for the victims of violence in Nice, France. The challenge for me is not to give in to fear and anger — though I feel both — but to keep…
Read MoreTen Answers to Ten Questions About Emilie
Thanks to each and every one of you who entered last week’s Southern Exposure giveaway. I had fun, and I hope you did, too. Here are the ten answers to my ten questions and a few “fun facts” to go along with them. Enjoy. You’ll find the winner’s name at the bottom. On which of Emilie’s series romance covers…
Read MoreSunday Inspiration: In Memory
These words by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. are in memory of those, both black and white, who were killed this past week by hatred and gun violence. The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral, begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy. Instead of diminishing evil, it multiplies it.…
Read MoreDo You Know Ten Things About Emilie?
Congratulations to Lori, whose comment on Summertime and the Giving is Easy was chosen as a winner by random.org. Lori will receive an autographed copy of Somewhere Between Luck and Trust for her lovely story about catching fireflies with her sister. I feel another giveaway coming on, don’t you? Yes, I have lots of extra books to…
Read MoreSunday Inspiration: The American Experiment
What I would give to see the Broadway smash hit “Hamilton,” the upbeat, hip-hop, show about that great American, Alexander Hamilton. Lin-Manuel Miranda is the creator and star of the Tony Award winning show that brings to life the struggle to create the American experiment. As we celebrate the birth of our country this week, I thought…
Read MoreBrainstorming 2016: Ideas Are Never the Problem
Certain recurring themes thread their way through the lives of all writers, fiction and non-fiction alike. One of them we can count on? At some point we will all be approached by someone or someones who tell us they have an idea for a book and they’ll share it if we promise to write the book for…
Read MoreSunday Inspiration: Old Friends
I spent most of a week with my brainstorming friends this month. This quote says it all. Thanks for old friends who understand when an idea isn’t top notch and a phrase can’t be recalled and an idea dies mid-sentence. I hope you have old friends like this, as well. Maybe you can send this…
Read MoreSummer Time and The Giving Is Easy
Between a week of brainstorming, a busy family weekend with two of our four children and their children, and a tummy bug of some sort, I think a nap has to have higher priority today than my blog. By next week I expect to be back in full swing Meantime, today–as I write this–it’s the…
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