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I reviewed Kim McCollum's second novel Harriet Hates Lemonade last week. Check it out HERE. But Kim is back this week for a fun interview so we can all learn more about the woman behind the words. You can also check out her WOW blog tour with plenty of book excerpts, guest posts, interviews, reviews and more HERE . Jodi: Harriet Hates Lemonade and your debut novel What Happens in Montana are similar because they both portray female friendships but in so many ways they ar

Harriet Hates Lemonade takes on the difficult subject of abusive relationships. I must confess that, in the beginning, I was reluctant to review the book because I've read some novels on this subject and they drifted into horror for me and made me question if I could finish them. But I want to let you know that any physical violence is "off-stage" or buffered by being the memory of a person while the book focuses on other aspects of abusive relationships. Stop by next week fo

As part of the WOW-Women on Writing blog tour for Marie Connor, A Leading Lady by Elle Mott, I'm answering a writing prompt about volunteerism. Marie Conor was a woman who found ways to volunteer and make her community a better place. You can learn more about this memoir, read an interview with the author and enter to win a copy HERE . You can also read my review tomorrow. The Secret to Volunteerism I've volunteered to do a lot of different things through the years, led to

Today I have a review and giveaway of one of the latest books touring with WOW blog tour - Rumination Remedies by Sheri McGregor. Yesterday I answered their writing prompt. Read my thoughts about awe in Nature HERE . You can also check out the author interview HERE . More About Rumination Remedies In Rumination Remedies, Sheri McGregor offers 41 powerful, practical tools to help you recognize, interrupt, and release repetitive thought loops. Thoughtfully written, immediatel

As part of the WOW-Women on Writing blog tour for Rumination Remedies by Sheri McGregor, I'm answering a writing prompt about finding awe in Nature. You can learn more about this book, read an interview by the author and enter to win a copy HERE . Stop by for my review tomorrow! The Unfolding of Nature As a gardener, I plant the easy things. The things that are predictable, just won't die and don't require a lot of special care. The standards: daffodils, irises, black eyed S

Wait! I know what you're thinking, "This isn't Create Write Now." True. Create Write Now is on an unexpected break but we didn't want you to miss an encouraging and informative guest post for writers written by Sheri McGregor, author of Rumination Remedies as a part of her WOW blog tour. So please enjoy the post, learn more about Rumination Remedies and then, visit Create Write Now where you'll find some great past posts about healing, personal growth, journaling and writin

Thanks to WOW-Women on writing for another great book tour with Nina Amir. Over the years, Nina has given me so many new ways of looking at the craft of writing. She's back to tell us how writing can change the world. Check out her amazing schedule of guest posts at the end of my post. She's got me energized for 2026. I'm ready to change the world - what about you? More About Change the Book One World at a Time Writing has the potential to effect change. One look at the world

I'm reading a trilogy I never would have chosen but find I am enjoying. It pays to try (and read) new things! This is a paranormal mystery - while I'm a super-fan of mystery, paranormal has never been prominent on my bookshelves. But I'm having fun with the Murder, Tea & Crystals trilogy and will be returning with reviews of Books 2 and 3 in January. More About Murder Under Redwood Moon At the age of eight, Arista Kelly was frantically swept up by her parents and whisked off

Yes, I know I just announced days ago that I would be dedicating my blog to nonfiction reads to celebrate Nonfiction November. This is a fiction book but it is based on a historical event and I just couldn't resist sharing it with you. Thanks to Shirley and WOW Women on Writing who is organizing the tour. More About Zachary: The Seagoing Cowboy Zachary Whitlock knows sheep. He knows farming and knows what it’s like to have his best friend forced into an internment camp for Ja

I first "met" author Raven Howell last summer when I read Blink and Glow and reviewed it HERE . Loved it! And so did my daughter who...

You can check out my special edition of Skylark HERE . But if you want a little more than me gushing about gold gild and spredged edges,...

Today Áine Greaney is joining us as part of her WOW-Women on Writing blog tour with a guest post to tell the story of how she became a...

Happy Valentine's Day to the group that never runs out of love - dogs! Author and artists Barbara Barth has asked blogger friends to...

Apologies for this late posting! I try to have things pre-scheduled but a combination of snow, extreme cold and people in my household...

More About American Still Life Trapped in a web of her own creation, Skade Felsdottir, a gifted but deeply troubled photojournalist,...

More on July and Everything After Maya’s journey from America to her birth country was meant to be a nostalgic visit. Instead, it became...

More About A Hush at Midnight In A Hush at Midnight , celebrity chef Laura Harris dwells on the horror of finding her mentor’s body in...

“Beautifully crafted and luminous, these poems take the reader on an intimate and unforgettable journey of love found and lost, the joys...

More About My Year of Casual Acquaintances When Mar Meyer's husband divorces her for another woman, she reacts by abandoning everything...

More About No Ordinary Thursday In No Ordinary Thursday, a family, broken by the shattering turns of a single day, will do anything to...