It’s been two weeks since I returned from the Pulpwood Queens’ Girlfriend Weekend in Jefferson, Texas. Much has been written already about this fun, inspiring weekend. Pictures have been posted for all the world to see. Is there really anything I can add? I can only try. First of all, I feel incredibly blessed to have been part of such …
Word Weavers and Friends
Virginia Frantz grew up during the Great Depression only a few miles from where Max’s family lived from the early fifties on. Beaver County, OK was hit hard by the depression as was much of the country, but Virginia remembers it vividly and has written about it from time to time. Recently Ken Burns interviewed and filmed Virginia for the …
America’s Future
Today I had the sublime opportunity to talk to a group of students. Yes, I knew it was launch day for Stardust, but I’d been talking to a teacher for awhile, and the students at her small central Oklahoma school would soon be dispersing for the summer, so we set a date for me to visit. What a splendid way …
My First Skype Book Club Visit
I know. I know. Skype has been around awhile. Like so many other tech-y things, it sounded intimidating. Another gadgety thing to learn. AND there was the fact that it would be MY FACE on the screen in someone else’s living room. And then . . . . my friend Sarah Sundin wrote and told me her book club in …
STARDUST Book Video
In three short weeks, STARDUST will release. I can’t wait for y’all to read it! Everything about this book has been pure delight – from the research trip to East Texas to letting the characters dance onto the pages to seeing the cover my publisher created to holding the first hot-off-the press copy in my hands. It’s a feeling I …
A Time to Play
I’m always a little flummoxed when it comes time to share about the Pulpwood Queens Girlfriend Weekend. So many emotions intertwine over the course of three days that it’s difficult to sum it up in a few words. With this year’s circus theme, though, every time my mind drifts back to that little town in East Texas, I can’t help …
Pulpwood Queens Girlfriend Weekend Coming in January
Today I’m the guest blogger on The Pulpwood Queens Blog. With over 500 chapters, this bookclub rocks! And nothing is more fun than spending a weekend with readers. Check out the details and schedule for Girlfriend Weekend – January 12 – 15, 2012. 2011 Author Dinner
>Heady Stuff – Pulpwood Queens’ Bestseller List for January 2011
>The first best-seller list for Chasing Lilacs!! I’m thrilled and hats off to Kathy Patrick, Tiara wearing and Book sharing founder of the Pulpwood Queens and Timber Guys Book Clubs: the largest “meeting and discussing book club in the WORLD”! What I really love about Kathy is her non-stop efforts at bringing authors and readers together and her heart for …
>Random Thoughts on Books Alive! 2010
> The authors from Books Alive! 2010 It always takes me awhile to process an event, so even though I’ve officially been home from Jefferson for three days, the memories keep bubbling up. In the end, the Books Alive! weekend embodied all the things I hold dear. I think you’ll understand after reading my random thoughts. HISTORY: First of all, …
>BOOKS ALIVE! in Jefferson, Texas
> Sam Bracken & Echo Garret with THE ORANGE DUFFLE BAG Press Release for BOOKS ALIVE! Jefferson, TX – Here is the following official program for the 5th Anniversary of BOOKS ALIVE, a Christian and Inspirational Book Festival, a fundraiser for her church, The First United Methodist Church of Jefferson, Texas for their mission and outreach programs. All ticket money …
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