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Fall Inspiration
Lots of people equate Spring with creativity, but looking at the beauty Mother Nature comes up with for this time of year, it’s hard not to be creative.
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Ottawa
What a wonderful escape! A beautiful country and friendly people. Of course, now, it’s back to work. But I have the pictures to remember it by.
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Fingers Crossed
Along with my medal, I got an amazing opportunity to be one of 10 books chosen to submit to Headline Publishing for possible publication! I updated my synopsis. Got someone else to read it over. Now to press “Send” and hope for the best.
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Bronze Medal Award!
Reviewed by Liz Konkel for Readers’ Favorite A Ghostly Twist by Carla Solomon is a ghost story and treasure hunt adventure that follows four kids as they embark in search of a sunken ship. Sam has always relied on facts, but when he starts hearing voices and seeing ghostly faces, he encounters the possibility that ghosts do…
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Downtime
We all need it, whether it’s for our body or our mind. I took care of both going to Crystal Lake in Barton, VT. It was, how do they say? Refreshing. Then coffee at a wonderful coffee shop in Hardwick and a minor detour to pick up some bread that’s stone ground fresh and ever…
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Summer’s End
Growing up, we always spent the last days of summer camping near the Jersey Shore. Both my birthday and one of my sisters were spent there–a Pepperidge Farm cake cut into squares, then triangles so no one got more frosting than anyone else. It was one last fling before the rush of school. Now it’s…
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Worth it
After an hour and a half of walking up this… We got here… Did I mention it was 90 degrees and humid? Still worth it.
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Frustrated
Have you ever had a teacher or parent who pushed you harder than the others because they thought you had more in you? I hope that’s what my editor is doing. If not, I’m just not that good a writer!