The gravity of the situation first hit home when my ex-husband texted from where he was camping with my two daughters, “The sky is turning black. We may have to …Read more
Dewey Decimal Posters for Librarians and Teachers — Get ‘em here
Free Dewey Decimal posters download! Spruce up your classroom or library for the new year! Last year the librarians at my daughter’s elementary school discovered I knew Photoshop. This led …Read more
My poppies in two lines of dialog, Part 3
Once again, my two daughters differentiate themselves in dialog. (You may remember this one and this one.) This time, we were at Target shopping for school supplies. Elizabeth, the 9-year-old, wanted …Read more
The mystery of the dog-ears ‘do dis
SOMEBODY put a big X on my face! In my own yearbook! So yesterday in Lit Chat, we were discussing Ugly Duckling stories. I confessed that I was very much …Read more
Google+ or Facebook?
Since Google+ opened the floodgates last weekend, people have been flocking to the new social media site, either because they are tired of ads and privacy issues on Facebook, or …Read more
Best practices on format for publishing on the Kindle
Since I’ve been putting together so much information for members of my critique group on how to choose between self-publishing and traditional, and what to do first if you have decided …Read more
Choosing agents or self-publishing in an ever-changing world
It’s hard for a writer to know what to do these days. Everyone knows established writers are going independent after turning down six-figure deals from publishers due to poor contract terms, especially for e-books. …Read more
A Mother’s Day Request from Me to You–Yes, YOU!
Mother’s Day is a really tough day for a lot of people. Some were expecting a baby, but tragedy struck, and this Mother’s Day will be spent in grief rather than …Read more
