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“Gifts” for the Elderly, Disabled, and Caregivers 25 Aug 2013 | 06:04 am
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 So often people tell those who are elderly, are in the hospital, or are caregivers, “Let me know if I can do a...
Another Conference under My Belt - LexiCon 2013 16 Jul 2013 | 10:23 pm
LexiCon Writers Conference met in Denton, Texas for its second year. Mitch Haynes honored me by asking me to be a speaker. I didn't know what to expect of a small, relatively new conference, but ...
Birthday Milestones 27 Jun 2013 | 10:12 am
We face many different birthday milestones in our lives: when we begin school, 16th, 18th, 21st, 30th, 40th, when we go on Social Security, 70th, and every year thereafter. The first milest...
Do You Support Other Writers? 14 Jun 2013 | 04:09 am
A rant, a vent, a "enough is enough" commentary. Posts pop up all over the place asking authors to support other authors. Authors beg for reviews and for people to purchase their books. Pages on ...
A special writing contest hosted by Pen and Keyboard Writers 10 Jun 2013 | 02:53 am
I'm a member of a site for writers, Writing.Com, which has an interesting writing contest, writing a story in dialogue only, started by Holly Jahangiri. The contest has passed through several ha...
First children's book is here - I Like Pink 4 Jun 2013 | 05:05 am
Cover of I Like Pink My first published children's picture book is real and the proof in hand. I approved the proof, and copies are ordered. I wish I could have a launch party for I Like Pink, but I...
"Borrowed" from Holly Jahangiri 18 May 2013 | 10:09 pm
I borrowed the following blog post from Holly Jahangriri with permission: May 18, 2013 Posted by HollyJahangiri on May 18, 2013 in Bits & Pieces, Featured, Writing Interview with Vivian Zabel, ...
2013 OWFI Writing Conference Update 7 May 2013 | 04:08 am
I don't remember how many years I've attended the OWFI writing conference, but I believe it's been at least eleven or twelve years. During that time, I've been the BasketWars chair for eight year...
OWFI, Here We Come 26 Apr 2013 | 09:10 pm
Writers! Authors! Agents! Publishers! Editors! Books! Next week, May 2-4, is the Oklahoma Writers' Federation Conference at the Norman, Oklahoma Embassy Suites. So far, I've been able to attend the c...
Don't try this at home -- funny, but sad 21 Apr 2013 | 05:16 pm
Saturday, April 20, 2013, Rebuilding Together scheduled a work day to renovate our house. Since there would be dust and paint, I had to leave because of my asthma. I spent the day at my son and h...
