Hubby and I just returned from a fabulous vacation in which we saw the spectacular views of Southern Utah by bike. Our Trek Travel group consisted of thirteen avid cyclists and two guides, who were simply awesome, BTW. We started our journey in Boulder, Utah, with a warm-up ride (ha) to check out the fit […]
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 […]
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 […]
“Expect Great Things” is my new mantra for 2009. It was on a soup mug I received for Christmas. It’s such a simple statement, but think of the impact. Dream big, aim high, what do you have to lose? If you don’t take that first step and try, you can’t accomplish. Right? I’ve always been driven, […]
I must admit, I feel a bit guilty. I’m at the beach house and though it is a chilly 40 degrees, the sun is bright and the sky is a stunning crisp blue (same color as my hubby’s eyes). Not a cloud out there, the ocean swells create a gentle rhythmic rock as the palm trees rustle […]
Sadly, I brush sand from the bottom of my shoes. I just got back from my daily walk on the beach. The last one for a few weeks. We’re packing up the cats and heading back to St. Louis. The wind whipped my cheeks, the water crashed on shore as hundreds of birds dove into […]
I just got back from my writers retreat and the weekend award ceremony. What a fantastic week. First, working with my friend brings new energy to my work. We both got a lot accomplished and feel confident our WIP will be polished and ready for submission within two months! Huge progress. Thanks Lynn. Second, Saturday night at […]