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If you missed it, a few months ago I made my cats famous in Chicken Soup for the Soul: What I Learned from my Cat. You can check out the post HERE . I'm back with Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Spirit of Christmas. It actually went on sale October 14(my birthday!) but I decided to wait until a little closer to Christmas to announce it. And since it's flurrying outside, it seemed like the perfect day. This time I'm making some of the folks I used to work with at the Republican

Sometimes, the monthly post prompts at IWSG make me wonder about myself. Some make me think about the publishing industry. That was the...

I'm visiting at The Muffin  to write about songs, emotions and diaries. Check out my guest post  HERE .

Like most writers I have a list of ideas (OK, it's a combination of several small notebooks and a variety of scribbled notes on post-its,...

Being a freelance writer is a lot like being Goldilocks - not the breaking and entering part - but always searching for a new market that...

I'm visiting at The Muffin  to write about music, copyrights and soundtracks for books. Check out my guest post HERE. .

I've been making an effort to put my creative work out there this year - I've already entered a few short story contest but here's a...

I'm off to a great start. I decided to invest some time and money into improving my writing through classes and contests which I wrote...

Like most writers, one of my dreams is capturing the ever elusive species: Literary Agent. I've been pouring over lists of agents...

It seems odd to be writing about a Dead of Winter since yesterday was a balmy 75 here in my backyard. Lovely, just lovely. Of course, if...

The Insecure Writer's Support Group . OK, shouldn't we all have a lifetime membership to this group? I touch base with them to get a...

After several authors approached me for advice on getting book clubs reading their book and I had no idea (in my book club everyone...

I'm terrible with music. I rarely knows who sings what, the names of songs or the latest unlikely duets of two musical stars. I am not a...

Those quirky folks at Toasted Cheese are have another writing contest and the theme is Summer Olympics. It could be this year's Paris...

I just joined the Insecure Writer's Support Group. How could I not with a name like that? Like all writers, I have my moments when I'm...

Author Martha Conway wrote an interesting post about the view outside her window on 500 Words that inspired me to share the view outside...

Yes, April is National Poetry Month. As a teenager I wrote tortured poetry (who didn't?) but I was doomed to fail. I cannot sing or dance...

Recent life changes introduced me to the world of Career Development. When the newspaper I worked for was sold and slashed the employee...

Last week I wrote about my plans to enter a 48 hr writing contest. Here's my update: I did it! Here are the details I received when I...