Karen Swim’s post I Gave at the Office started me thinking about past Christmases. Karen wrote about obligatory office gift-giving and offered several excellent alternatives. I’ve worked alone for a dozen years or so now so I don’t deal with these issues. But when I owned an interior landscape company, we always had a dinner for … Read more
I’ve mentioned before that I am as excited as the author when one of my clients publishes a book. James Doughty and I have been working together on Some Monument to Last for more than two and a half years, and James had been gathering the material and writing for several years before that. I … Read more
As a writer, I’d love for you to give my novel Dream or Destiny to everyone on your Christmas list who enjoys mystery or romance novels. For other genres, I recommend books by my clients and books by authors who have visted my blog. You may also want to give a gift that will give the recipient the power … Read more
I’m delighted that my friend Janet Kaderli is visiting here today. Janet and I met at a writers conference more than ten years ago. We got to know each other, first through the local romance writers’ group, then later through an e-mail group of Christian writers of women’s fiction. I was thrilled to play a … Read more
Today is Bible Sunday, the first day of National Bible Week, November 23-30. The goal of National Bible Week is to encourage people to read and study the Bible, God’s Word. A well-worn Bible like the one in the photo indicates a well-versed Christian. If you would like to start studying the Bible but … Read more
When I read the theme for this month’s group writing project at Middle Zone Musings, it was déjà vu all over again. I was sure Robert had run out of topics and was starting to repeat himself. The topic is What I Learned from Government, and I knew I had written on that subject before. … Read more
Though I’m late thanking my September commenters, that doesn’t mean I appreciate you any less. It just means I’m behind. 🙂 Thank you for continuing to visit and comment while I was revamping my blog. I also want to thank the “silent readers,” those of you who visit and read without commenting. Joanna Young’s post In … Read more
photo credit: Bhernandez Stress. We all deal with it on a regular basis. Some stress is good. Right now, I’m stressed as I plan my book launch party and schedule my blog book tour … and wonder if anyone will buy my book. That stress pushes me to be more productive so the launch of Dream … Read more
Acknowledgement in Once Upon a Tee: A Golf Story: Once again, I’d like to thank my fantastic editor, Lillie Ammann, and her magnificent assistant, Jan McClintock, for their invaluable assistance. As with my first book, they taught me so much about the art of writing. William Willis Author of Once Upon a Tee and Base Jumping Lillie, … Read more
The second quarter of the year brought almost 300 comments from 192 commenters – about the same number of comments from more commenters than the first quarter of the year. The number of comments continues to amaze me since this blog doesn’t get a lot of traffic. The comments have encouraged and educated my readers and … Read more