Soooo excited about this new design for the Heaven and Earth series I’m writing. Can you spot all the symbols of the Greek gods? It’s funny I’m getting into this new series and the research has been relentless! I’m eager to get started but every time I’m about to get started another branch comes up. I’m …
The Lit Ladies are beginning to read Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk: A Novel by Kathleen Rooney Below is the synopsis from the website, read along with us! She took 1930s New York by storm, working her way up writing copy for R.H. Macy’s to become the highest paid advertising …
Today, I finished my second draft of Sea Archer and also spoke to my designer about possible covers So exciting! I also lined up some wonderful beta readers to get started on the manuscript and am eager to hear what their responses and critiques will be. It is so hard to let your work go, …
Another year under their belt. All the Dads and Grads out there celebrating their accomplishments! I now am the proud parent of a college graduate myself. My daughter Paisley, graduated cum laude, with her bachelors in Health Services Administration, and minors in Psychology and Business. Next year, she will complete her Masters in Business and …
My kids, Paisley and Charlie, and my surrogate kids Jesse and Natalie, and their friend Daniel, were all at the Route 91 Concert, in Las Vegas, last weekend. It’s been only a week since the people at that concert lost their lives, were wounded or lost their sense of peace within their hearts, minds and …
You know I’ve thought long and hard about writing something regarding our policies and procedures at Stanwood High School. The food fight fiasco last week was really the final straw. When my daughter began attending SHS in 2008, the way the school was run was vastly different. Not vastly different from other schools (which allowed a …
New Year’s is always about starting over, isn’t it? Reflecting on the past but envisioning the future. It usually lasts a week, along with the resolutions, and then the reality of life settles in, along with the routine? This past year has definitely been one to reflect on. The events that happened in October were …
So I love this author! A little while ago my mom and sister recommended this series to me and I have to admit I wasn’t too sure about it. They said it was about this woman, Charley Davidson, who is a Grim Reaper yet also like an every day person/private investigator. People that have died, …
Something I always do, no literally way to much to be considered cool, I think about what people of the past would think about what is going on today. My parents are heavily into genealogy and of course, hearing the stories, it’s easy to get caught up in the adventure. I think if I were …
As Mother’s Day approaches I’ve been reflecting on all the various mothers I know. They all have their own style, stumbled on obstacles, pumped their fists at successes. The common thread, to try and be the best possible person for their children. I don’t think it’s harder to be a Mother today than it was a …
