NOT ALL WHO WANDER ARE LOST
I found this saying on the back of a van at Hook & Ladder winery in Santa Rosa off Occidental Road. Life is about things that happen while you are doing other things. John Lennon said it much better than…
Mingling with Superstars
Just by chance, there was an open seat next to Sharon Sala for our luncheon. She's very soft spoken in a room of 2000 other women, munching down on our salads. Blessed with having the same first name, she promised…
Don’t Give Up
I had a full day yesterday. We had the keynote luncheon speech by Sherrilyn Kenyon and today I got to talk with her for a few minutes and get her to sign her book.She has been on the NYT Best-Seller…
40 Years of Romance
I have been fortunate to share most of my adult life with my husband of 40 years this June. (Yes, I was indeed a child bride). I knew almost from the first time I saw him that I would marry…
Six Cows, No Horse and No Clue: YOU CAN’T ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU WANT
Author Mary Lynn Archibald is one of the treasures of our Redwood Writers community here in Sonoma County. She has been a volunteer at special events and teaches writing classes, especially memoir classes, throughout the county.Her story is really a…
Welcome Tara Lain
Welcome to Tara Lain, who is guesting at my blog today, and promoting her book: The Scientist and the Super Model. Tara and I met online at a Savvy Authors workshop and have been crit partners. She writes beautiful male…
The Book Bible: The Setting
THE THIRD POST Welcome back! So far we’ve discussed setting up your Book Bible in a notebook, the Character section, the Notes section, the Plot section, and any other sections you might like to add yourself. Let’s jump right back…
The Book Bible: The Character Tab
Today is Part II of a three part series on Book Bibles. You'll want to bookmark this series to refer to later on. Sometimes I get information that I know I'll use later. Enjoy! (Sharon H.) THE SECOND POST Welcome…
The Book Bible
Welcome to talented author Ana Pergakis. I asked her to do a series of posts on The Book Bible. No one has ever successfully explained to me how to set one up, and how to use it when writing a…
From Where I Sit
There's lots of future in my future. And I'm so grateful I get to write, that I live on a beautiful piece of property, and get to garden, tend my chickens, be close to family and the community of writers.Today,…