Summer should carry a warning label–Caution! That sense that you have lots of time to get everything done isn’t true! Every year, I start summer with a massive ToDo list, and by August, my good intentions have folded in on themselves like a black hole. This summer, I’m going to be more practical. In my … Continue reading
Summer should carry a warning label–Caution! That sense of lots of time to get everything done isn’t true! Every year, I start summer with a massive ToDo list, and by August, my good intentions have folded in on themselves like a black hole. Thanks to all of your suggestions from about a month ago, I’m … Continue reading
This post is for Alex Cavanaugh’s Insecure Writers Support Group (click the link for details on what that means and how to join. You will also find a list of bloggers signed up to the challenge that are worth checking out). The first Wednesday of every month, we all post our thoughts, fears or words … Continue reading
I discovered David Rosenfelt, creator of defense attorney Andy Carpenter, love-of-his-life Laurie, supremely persuasive investigator Marcus Clarke, and best-dog-in-the-world Tara (though she’s actually the second-best dog in the world–Rosenfelt hasn’t met my dog) through my Amazon Vine reading. I’d just finished Robert Crais Suspect, about a military dog named Maggie with PTSD who’s handler is … Continue reading
Summer should carry a warning label–Caution! That sense of lots of time to get everything done isn’t true! Every year, I start summer with a massive ToDo list, and by August, my good intentions have folded in on themselves like a black hole. I’m going to be more practical this summer. In my life, I … Continue reading
Ah, summer. Is it really that time again? It’s hard to believe I’ll have two months to do whatever I want–clean my house, walk the dog, read, pursue educational enrichment, catch up on my writing, talk to my children–talk to my husband. Truth, I have more to do than two months of free time. I … Continue reading
If you’ve read my earlier posts, you know I’ve written dozens of books, most on computer education for K-8 and one on getting into the USNA. Here’s what I’m doing this summer to spread the word about these books: Tweak my publisher’s presentation of my work. I’m at Structured Learning (BTW, you can share your … Continue reading
Last week, my daughter and I drove from Southern California to Washington DC–her new duty station with the Navy. I could share the glorious national wonders we encountered (the Grand Canyon, Nashville TN, the extremely understanding Texas police, that sort), but I thought instead I’d share with you how we used two smart phones and … Continue reading
This summer, I spent all my free time with Robert Parker. I’m a teacher, so I get summer’s off. As a writer (also–who can live on a teacher’s salary? For that matter, who can live on a writer’s income?), I commonly spend the summer months reading–which I consider research. I write action thrillers, so I … Continue reading
Alison Morris of Publisher’s Weekly calls this reading list a ‘summer’ list, but it’ll take much longer than the sixty days of vacation to complete, especially when reading is fighting for time with trips, parties, sleeping, sunbathing–you get the idea. Instead of waiting for next summer, start now. You’re back in the work-study mode. If … Continue reading
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