What I’m Doing: Making Posters
I’ve been playing around with Canva for the writing group I mentioned in the last post. I like to think I’m getting fairly good at it. Of course, a real graphic designer would probably laugh…
What I’m Doing: Running a Writing Group
I recently inherited the local Sisters in Crime chapter. First, I was just a Board Member at Large, then the entire board walked off without notice, leaving four of us holding the bag. I volunteered to be Secretary at that point, figuring that was a job for a writer if anything was. It’s a lot…
Leap Year
This year is a leap year, meaning there are 29 days in February instead of the usual 28. I actually have a cousin who was born on February 29, so we jokingly “celebrate” his birthday only every four years. The whole idea was invented by Julius Caesar to align the Roman calendar with the seasons,…
What I Do For Fun: Alexa Answers
When I’m not writing or taking photos, you can usually find me Googling answers for your Alexa device. You know how sometimes you’ll ask Alexa something and she doesn’t know the answer? Well, those questions are shunted to a special website called Alexa Answers, where you can provide an answer for the Alexa owner. Of…
Frustrating News on the Agent Front
Well, I got yet another rejection from an agent. The one I met at the SCWA Conference last Fall, who had requested a full manuscript, has decided she has enough authors after all and she needs to concentrate on the ones she has instead of taking on any new ones. I’m really not certain if…
A Newsletter…About Newsletters
We’ve been working hard at MailerLite’s demand. Seems that free email servers like gmail.com are no longer welcome. Email from those servers seem to be routed to the spam folders in most email accounts. I’ve never noticed any problems with my gmail account, but MailerLite is requiring that you validate a new email address (think…
A Day in the Life
What exactly does the life of a semi-retired writer look like? I generally go to bed fairly late, so I sleep in until 7:00 or 8:00. Once I get my chosen bottle or cup of caffeine in my hand, it’s off to check email and post on my social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter, Patreon, and…
Hello to 2024
We have started the year off as best we could. I stayed up until midnight and toasted the New Year with a glass of champagne (the roomie crashed on me). On New Year’s Day, we ate black-eyed peas and collard greens for luck. Let’s hope it works. I’ll be working on Book 2 this year.…
Farewell to 2023!
Seems as if we celebrated the New Year only a few weeks ago, but here we are again getting ready for 2024. Here are some of the most popular resolutions for 2024 so far: We’ll probably sweep out the house (Irish and Scottish tradition) at midnight, then on New Year’s Day eat collard greens and…
Big News from the Conference
So I did a live pitch of the novel to an agent from Talcott Notch Literary Services at the SCWA StoryFest Conference today. Nerve-wracking but so worth it. She has asked – not only for the manuscript to Earthbeat, but also for Outlaw Security as well. She handles historical and science fiction! I wasn’t even…