Story Behind the Story: Edwina Cowgill

    Finally, the talented Edwina Cowgill joins us! See her website and blog here! From Edwina: My husband, Dave, and I went on a “mini-vacation” over the Memorial Day weekend. We drove to Savannah, Georgia, which is about a four hour ride from where we live....

Story Behind the Story: Heidi Chiavaroli

    Here is the “Story behind the Story” from my fellow WWII-writer, Heidi Chiavaroli! Visit her blog here! From Heidi: At the age of nineteen, I remember grieving my great-great-grandmother’s death. She was 102, born in the year 1898. I was sad...

Story behind the Story: Sandra Ardoin

  This week, I’m featuring the “Story Behind the Story” of my three critique group partners. First up – going alphabetically – is the marvelous Sandy Ardoin! Visit her blog and website here. From Sandy: How does a novel take over...

OCW 2010 Day Two

Saw this post from one of the three-part Diamond Girls and am now getting a little nostalgic and teary-eyed. Going to repost because Caitlin says it best: click here to read her post. As for day two – I’ve learned more than I could have possibly imagined,...

OCW 2010 – Day One

The first day of the OCW Conference kicked off with a bang…literally. Vehicle issues nearly kept me from getting over to the Conference center but my husband came to the rescue. So, once at the conference, it was all old faces and new. Lots of laughter, smiles...