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 […]
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 […]
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.) […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
do not come wrapped. My birthday weekend was the best yet! Why the best? 1. Time with my husband, doing all the things we like best, including motorcycles, beach, fun runs, sushi, champagne and so much more! 2. Time with our son, a weekend at the beach house, sharing in much of what we like doing. […]
To get my day started, I reached over to one of my many quote books. Randomly, I opened one of them to a page and here is what I got: Greatness – When we don’t enjoy what we do, we only nick the surface of our potential. by Dennis Wholey. How very true is that. […]
I got home from the DC Conference yesterday, exhausted and energized. I’ve got several submissions to get in the mail … yeah! But on top of that, I reconnected with several friends I’d met at earlier conferences, met a few new friends, nailed my plans for my upcoming (fourth) project, including all the escalating conflicts […]
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 […]