Thank you to my friend Scott who inspired this anti-bucket list. Like many people, I have a bucket list. There are several items I’ve crossed off, like riding a cable car in San Francisco, horseback riding in Texas and publishing a novel. There are still dozens more left to accomplish: Seeing Michelangelo’s The David in… Read More My Anti-Bucket List
I know that summer doesn’t officially begin until June 21, but as far as I’m concerned, it’s already here. What is my unofficial calendar marker? Not Memorial Day or the last day of school… Nope…It’s the fact that the Tony Awards are on tonight! Ever since I attended my first Broadway show in the Spring… Read More Summer Lovin’
For me, finding fun and interesting topics to blog about is the hardest part of blogging. Well, that and dealing with technical glitches that occur when I try to link to my past blog posts. Seriously. That first sentence took me twenty minutes. Anyway… I decided to take my own advice and tap into the… Read More 10 Guilty Pleasures
I’m going to start out my blog this week with a slightly more serious topic for me: “Hale No” Movement For folks who are not in the book writing/publishing business, you probably haven’t heard of Kathleen Hale. I’ve included a link below that tells her story, but the basic facts are these: Kathleen Hale wrote… Read More Reviewing and Rating: Books and TV
Here’s some exciting news: The ebook version of Next Year I’ll be Perfect is going to be on sale for 99 cents for the next two days at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, iTunes, etc…! If you haven’t already read my novel, here are the top 10 reasons to download it tomorrow or Thursday: 1. It’s… Read More Next Year I’ll be Perfect Promotion
For me, writing is a lot like hanging out with my friends. I really, really want to do it and I know I’ll have a great time when I’m in the middle of it, but finding the time with everything else that is going on in life is really difficult. Sometimes, as much as I… Read More Procrastination – writer style
Laura’s Unscientific and Completely Subjective Top Ten List of Paul Newman’s Best Movies: 1. Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid (like there was another choice?) 2. The Long Hot Summer 3. Absence of Malice 4. Cool Hand Luke 5. The Hustler 6. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof 7. The Sting 8. Nobody’s Fool 9. Hud 10. … Read More Paul Newman – Top Ten Movies
The top ten reasons I am too cranky to update my blog: 1. It has been raining for weeks. The sun came out briefly this weekend, but the temperature barely got above 70. We have approximately eight weeks of summer as it is where I live, and I would like one more beach day before… Read More Top 10 Cranky List
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