A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of attending the Pulpwood Queens Girlfriend Weekend (my fourth time) and have been anxious to share my thoughts. Inspired by the biggest football game of the year, it occurred to me there might be a few similarities between the Super Bowl and the most beloved book event of the year – the …
Looking Back at 2013
Tomorrow we’ll put 2013 to rest. It’s hard to believe that in a few short hours, it will be 2014. How has this year been for you? It’s been a mix of triumphs and challenges here which I suppose is a sign that I’m still in the game! I do like to reflect on the past, if just for a …
Ramblings on the Writing Life
Once upon a time, I dreamed of writing a book. I’d read thousands of them, surely I could write one. My first attempt was rather feeble. The most that can be said for it was that I finished, and an editor said I had an engaging voice. It wasn’t published, but the bug had bitten and writing became an all-consuming …
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 …
Book Giveaway Winners
Thank you, readers for the many comments on the posts for Alice Wisler’s A Wedding Invitation and for my “thank you” giveaway for the choice of either of my books. Ta-Da! The winner of A Wedding Invitation is Deb’s Desk. Enjoy! Cheryl Barker and Seashore Mary (love that name!) were the lucky winners of my post and have both chosen …
Thirty Days of Thanksgiving – Day 26
Day 26. The Letter Y for You, my readers! If you have read one of my books, thank you. If you have attended one of my book launches or book signings, I appreciate the time you took from your busy life to celebrate with me. If you have written a review and posted it on your blog or online, thank …