Since I want to start 2017 by talking about being present and in the moment, I’m only going to give a passing few sentences to the past and the fact I haven’t updated my blog in eight months. 2016 was quite a year. Stuff happened. Some of it happened to me but a lot of it… Read More Being Present in 2017
Last month, my bookclub read The Nightingale, Kristin Hannah’s story of a French family living through the German occupation of World War II. When it came time to discuss the book, we cheered the heroes of the novel, but asked ourselves why other characters sat by and said nothing as the atrocities mounted against their… Read More Election 2016
I’m very excited to announce that I will be one of the inaugural readers at the monthly “Books in the Brook” literary event on Main Street, Westbrook this Saturday. Everyone is invited to join poet Jim Donnelly and me as we talk about writing and publishing, and read excerpts from our work. I hope to… Read More Books in the Brook
My friend and fellow author Meredith Schorr is publishing her next novel, Novelista Girl, on January 6. It’s the sequel to the fabulous Blogger Girl and is already getting great reviews on Goodreads. It looks like Meredith’s new book is going to be just as much fun as her others! To celebrate her book launch, Meredith… Read More Writing Chick Lit
Today’s edition of my blog has been postponed due to the season finale of Downton Abbey and my desperate push to edit my book. To prove I’m not a complete slacker, behold Page One:
I know I said I’d be updating my blog at least once a week, but I have a very good excuse why I’m late this week. A fire-breathing dragon ate my homework. In other news, I’m having a wonderful time at Universal Studios Orlando and look forward to telling you about it in a few… Read More To Be Continued…
I wanted to write a blog about HOW I was asked to write a review for the movie Home for Christmas, so that’s what you are going to find here. If you are looking only for the movie review, click this link. Otherwise, continue on to the backstory. In a nutshell, social media is a… Read More Home for Christmas – The Extended Version
I know I promised a new blog post once a week for the rest of the year, but I wasn’t expecting a week like the one I just had in real life. Nothing bad, just a lot of commitments pulling me in a number of different directions. So, I hope you don’t mind that I’m… Read More Cheating
Book Birthday Contest So… You may be waiting for me to announce the winners of my “Next Year Twitter Contest”. Unfortunately, we hit a bit of a glitch. The contest, itself, went well. I selected three winners who used the #NextYear. One tweeted about a vacation, one about sports, and the last one wanted to… Read More This and That
Happy Book Birthday!! Two years ago I changed the tag-line of my blog which used to read, “A Day in the Life of an Aspiring Novelist.” On September 25, 2012, Next Year I’ll be Perfect was published and I could actually call myself a novelist. Is this the prettiest thing you’ve ever seen or what?… Read More #NextYear Twitter Contest
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