This past weekend, I traveled to my hometown of Harlan, Ky, to spend some time with my family. My parents have lived in the same house for nearly 50 years, and they have finally decided that it’s too much house. They spend winters in Florida, anyway, so why not make … Continue reading
I just spent a fabulous 3 days in Dayton, Ohio (yes, it’s possible to have a fabulous time there.) I attended my first ever Erma Bombeck Writer’s Workshop, a bi-annual coming-together of humor writers. Attendees run the gamut of published authors, screen-writers, bloggers, social media fanatics and those who were … Continue reading
“Just wait–one day you’ll wake up, and out of the blue you’ll be fat and foggy-menopause sucks!” “Not me”, I assured my jaded friends and family. I would never allow that to happen to me. Never. Fast forward. I woke up this morning. I am fat. And foggy. Hello MentalPause. … Continue reading
Travel. It is my passion of passions. (Besides my passion for dogs, but that is a completely different blog). I think my love of exploring the world began when I was “knee-high to a grasshopper”, exploring the wooded wonders of the Appalachian mountains where I grew up. Never content to … Continue reading
In honor of No More Excuses Month, I have to say I’ve done myself pretty proud! Yesterday, in looking over my writing projects, I reviewed some notes I took at the recent SCBWI conference. (Society of Children’s Book Writer’s and Illustrators). In the notes were a few random ideas for … Continue reading