I spent a couple of hours yesterday reading through a creative writing fellowship application, and came to the following question: What was the first piece of creative writing you ever produced? Since I’ve been writing for as long as I can remember, I really had to dig deep for the answer. And since my response […]
Anyone with Word can create this easy do-it-yourself sell sheet. As a member of the National Association of Book Entrepreneurs (NABE), my novel Our Romantic Getaway was recently included in their marketing efforts at the 2015 Pacific Northwest Booksellers Show in Portland, Oregon. As a follow-up, I wanted to send a marketing flyer to all […]
Out to dinner with a friend a few weeks ago, she gloomily confided in me that she was the “black sheep” of her family. Her sorrowful declaration raised the hair on my arms and gave me the chilly willies for two reasons: 1. She is beautiful, successful, generous, compassionate, considerate, well-grounded, strong, selfless, and a […]
I have discovered over the past several years that the splendid and blazing sun is NOT my friend. And I go out of my way to stay far far away from it or use serious protective measures when forced to interact with it. As a personal choice, and I admit that perhaps I have […]
In early 1967, my mother sat me down to inform me that once she remarried in August, we were moving from Bridgeport to Westport Connecticut. I wasn’t pleased. In June, I was graduating from St. Ambrose Catholic Grammar School in Bridgeport and was planning on attending Notre Dame Girls Catholic High School in the fall. […]
