Blog & Pinboard featured on Author Media

Pinterest for authors has been a hot topic these days, and the well respected Author Media group posted 3 Ways Authors can use Pinterest Guilt-Free. I’m also honored they used my blog and my pinboards as an example! Go to Author Media (add them to your Google...

Running your dream with a partner

For 2012, I’ve planned on training running a couple 5K races. For no other reason than to motivate myself to exercise more regularly. During the summer, I commuted home on my bicycle, which kept me in good shape and in a good frame of mind. (“Discipline...

A few more thoughts on Pinterest

I wrote an overview of Pinterest and it’s potential for businesses, writers and the every-day Joe. But after using it for a while more and discussing it with other authors, social media gurus and friends, I have some more thoughts: 1. For authors, Pinterest...

Things I’ve learned in editing my NaNoWriMo Novel…

1. Coming up with good character names in the midst of cranking out 50,000 words in 30 days is not my strongest suit. My fabulous critique partners were commenting on some of my lesser characters and when I said their names aloud, I just closed my eyes and shook my...

The flood of January 2012

January 2012 is not yet over, but in the past five days, there has been a flood of epic proportions. I’m not only talking about rain. This is the flooded creek in my neighborhood. Normally it is only around three or four feet wide and a foot or two deep. All...

Pulling words and thoughts out of the air

Ever have those days where you just aren’t sure where your words and thoughts are even coming from? I’ve been struggling a bit with coming up with blog topics for this week, yet I’ve been sending others handfuls of ideas for them to write in other...