In November, I posted about the Bootcamp I moderated with Kristan Higgins, published author and 2008 RITA winner. 2008 was my first year serving on the PRO-Ed Committee which has accomplished incredible things in the last several years. Thanks go to Sherry Davis, Board PRO Liaison and Kay Lockner, National PRO-Ed Committee Chair for heading […]
A friend and I were talking the other day about the importance of ‘building memories’ – the things that stay with us in our hearts long after the actual moment has faded. As autumn blusters in, with the holidays literally just around the corner, one of my favorites comes to mind. Our son was 14 and […]
I flew into Newark on Friday to attend the NJRW, Put Your Heart in a Book, Conference. This would be my third year, and I was looking forward to a weekend of learning, pitching, and visiting with some of my favorite writer friends. As usual, my organized self, pulled up the web page, typed out the […]
I’ve had an awesome week – and it’s not done yet. I was asked to moderate a PRO bootcamp for RWA’s PRO-class. PRO’s in the organization are writers who have finished at least one manuscript and had the guts to send it out to agents and editors. Not yet, published, we have shown our tenacity […]
Last night I went to a friend’s house; we cooked dinner, played with her 21 month old daughter, planned Thanksgiving dinner, and shared favorite Christmas memories. Our hubbies were in NY for the Grand Opening of the Via Spiga Store in Soho. (If you find yourself in NY, stop in to see their incredible creation.) […]
Thanksgiving weekend was spectacular. The kids came up from Atlanta and we shared a huge meal with several friends who moved to the area this year. With a twenty-one pound turkey and all the fixin’s, we had enough food to feed fifty – left us plenty of left-overs to divy up. Yum. A few highlights […]
… Will we take the winter off from training. After almost 18 years of year-round training and having at least one big race a year, John & I took the Holidays off to be “normal”. Ha, we won’t be doing that again. Believe me when I say, “You lose fitness much faster than you build it.” […]
It’s 3:30 in the afternoon and I’m taking a break from tweaking one of my WIPs. As I look out the window, I can literally see the haze of heat rising above the street. It is 100 degrees out there. Hot, humid, like a blanket of sweltering air. Even for me, a person who likes […]
Twenty-five years ago, on July 4th, 1984, my husband, John, our son, Mike, and John’s father, Ray went to the Firecracker 400 at Daytona Speedway. Some historic things happened that day — President Ronald Reagan flew in on Air Force One to start the race with that popular tag, “Gentlemen, start your engines.” AND Richard Petty won his […]
It’s mid July and time once again to attend the RWA National Conference. This year it’s in DC. Not only will I be able to catch up with writer friends, I’m having dinner with an ex-neighbor from St. Louis. I can’t wait. I’m packed, my pitches are polished, and I’ve highlighted the workshops I want to […]