Going on vacation Deux edition

Going on vacation Deux edition

Going on vacation Deux edition

Remember when I said I was going on vacay? Well, that didn’t happen due to sickness. Hubs and I came down with a nasty bug, NOT COVID. Post about that here Y’all remember colds? Yeah, those nasty bugs that invade your space and turn you into a tissue tossing monster who cannot do anything but lie around and moan about congestion? Yes, it was like that. But! Here we are a few weeks post bug and about to HIT THE ROAD! In fact, when you read this, we will more than likely be driving toward our destination. It feels so

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Write from a place of joy

Write from a place of joy

Next in blog series… MY OPINION ONLY! The questions: Write from a place of joy or from a love of what you read? Both are popular. Today alone I found this type of writer-ly theology being spouted from the screen. I do not disagree with it, but there is something to be said about the “write what you love to read” angle as well. All writers were readers first. That is a given, I think. They might not read in the same language as I do, but for the most part, I believe writers started out their love of the

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Mini-con wrapup

Mini-con wrapup

The MINI-CON was a HIT! Good morning, friends! Today is the day after the mini-con that my mastermind group, Desoto Writers Alliance, put on at the library. It was SO MUCH FUN! If you were a part of this event, thank you from the bottom of my heart for attending. It was the first of our efforts to bring together writers, aspiring and otherwise. We had members of some local author groups in the crowd and it was so wonderful to see writer buddies that we don’t get to see (aside from online) very often. Many of you came up

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How the free book’s download day went

How the free book’s download day went

Free book’s download day-info. This is going to be a stat rich post, so if you are not much into numbers, you might be bored. Those of us who want to see in black and white how an author’s giveaway works, and if it was a success, and if you think it might do well for you … well, keep on readin’. Everyone else, I will have something geared for you later this week. Don’t forget to tune into Writer Groupie Podcast next week. My guest will be Thom Reese. So… the Disk of Death free book day went like this :

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