Providence-A Great Beginning
Hi, I’ve been reading the Barbara Britton’s new release Providence and I’m really enjoying it. In hopes that you might like it too, here are the first thirteen lines. … Read more »
Category: Thursday Thirteen
Hooray for Sunflowers and Seeds of Hope
Do you have favorite flowers? Sunflowers are some of mine! I’ve grown them in my garden for many years, so a sunflower maze near Eau Claire caught my attention and… Read more »
Thirteen Tulips from My Garden
Do you like tulips? Here are thirteen blooms from my garden.
Bewitching Desires- Readers’ Favorite Pick
Do you like scary movies? Are you in the mood for a spooky romance? A bunch of my chapter sisters have joined together to pen a collection of spine-tingling… Read more »
Ask an Editor: A Conversation with Cheryl Yeko Continued
Want to find out how a fiction editor and an award-winning writer thinks? I know I do. Last week Cheryl Yeko, an acquiring editor at Soul Mate Publishing, was my… Read more »
Flying Mutant Zombie Rats–A Sure-to-Be Middle Grade Classic
When my sons were in elementary school, they thrived on HARRY POTTER, WALTER THE FARTING DOG and the adventures of CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS. Now I can’t help but welcome a book that… Read more »
Is it Middle Grade or Young Adult? Thirteen Considerations to Clue a Reader In
Even though I’m a voracious reader and like to read everything from adult mysteries to picture book fantasies, I’m still learning the categories and genre classifications of fiction. Perhaps, like… Read more »
In Celebration of School
School’s in full swing and I’m still trying to catch my breath and get used to the wonderful but busy routine. I love academic life—books, pencils, computers, assignments, dry-erase markers… Read more »
Up North in Wisconsin
Did you know Wisconsin has over 15,074 lakes? Like many kids who grew up in Wisconsin I dreamed of owning a cabin on a lake and spent lots of vacations going… Read more »
Lakefly Literary Conference
Wanna Recharge Your Writing? Consider attending a conference. Last weekend my critique partners and I went to the Lakefly Literary Conference in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Here are thirteen of my favorite… Read more »