Picture of a Corona typewriter As you may have seen on Twitter, I got my grandpa's typewriter for Christmas. Grandpa Overmyer would write letters to friends and family on it every Sunday and Wednesday evening. And every Christmas, he made certain to write a letter to Grandma. ❤ The machine is manual, portable (? it… Continue reading A Fun Peek at a Favorite 2021 Christmas Present
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Goals for 2022
Well, the year is winding to close. 100 years ago, the likes of Ernest Hemingway and Gertrude Stein were flocking to Paris France and living it up. Seems like a golden age, doesn't it? I suggest you read When Paris Sizzled by Mary McAuliffe and watch Midnight in Paris. Both are great and will give… Continue reading Goals for 2022
Author Interview With the Avon Lake Public Library
Hi! As you may have known, I did an interview back in June. It was about my books and my writing and, oh, everything writerly. If you missed out on the live Zoom session, it was recorded and has recently been uploaded to YouTube. Come watch me have a bit of fun! AUTHOR INTERVIEW There… Continue reading Author Interview With the Avon Lake Public Library
Plans for the Rest of 2020
Ahhhh! Can this year just be over with already? So many bad things have happened to folks in 2020...and it's just the beginning of June. I don't want to rehash it all here. Instead, I'm going to look forward to the second half and pray/hope/plan that it is/for it to be a better 1/2. I… Continue reading Plans for the Rest of 2020
How to Say I LOVE YOU to a Writer
There are many ways to show a person you love them, through word and deed. Growing up, a favorite song of mine was dc Talk’s “Love is a Verb.” It stresses how the words can become overused quickly and lose their meaning when your actions don’t match up with what you’re saying. Not to… Continue reading How to Say I LOVE YOU to a Writer
Series Bible Pics
You may have seen on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram but...I'm handwriting and -drawing a series bible for The Goblets Immortal. Here's a peek at what I have so far (as of the writing of this blog post): I'm also having a sealing stamp made for my main character. Here's what it will (hopefully) look like:… Continue reading Series Bible Pics
3 Benefits of Past Pain
Everyone has had pain in their life in some form. For some it’s been fleeting physical pain—maybe a broken bone or a black eye. Or maybe, like me, it’s an ongoing battle with mental anguish with, hopefully, the worst of it behind them. There’s a verse in the Bible that says that all things work… Continue reading 3 Benefits of Past Pain
What I’m Listening to: January 2020
Right now, I’m working on the first draft of book three of The Goblets Immortal series. While I write, I’ve been listening to some pretty awesome music that I thought I should give a mention. Here, in no particular order, are the artists and the songs that I’ve been playing: Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da (cover) by Gabriela… Continue reading What I’m Listening to: January 2020
2019 – A Year in Review
Here's am overview of my 2019. Please feel free to enter your accomplishments, setbacks, realizations in the comments 🙂 Books I read in 2019 Reader Magnets by Nick Stephenson Bootstrapping for Indies by Simon Whistler Blood Orange Brewing by Laura Childs Your Road Map to Successful Author Events by Pavarti K. Tyler Story Trumps Structure… Continue reading 2019 – A Year in Review
Deadly Sins of Writing/Working
Today is the first day of National Novel Writing Month (aka NaNoWriMo.) I talked about it a bit last week. Writers around the world sign up to write at least 50,000 words during the month of November—at least, that’s how it started. I’m not sure what it’s evolved to since its inception back in the… Continue reading Deadly Sins of Writing/Working
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