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If you’ve followed my site for very long, you know I love books and authors. And I’m especially fond of fantasy. Although POISONOUS WHISPERS isn’t a traditional fantasy romance, it does have fantastical elements. Today, I’ve invited author Jana Begovic to talk to you about her debut novel. Jana, thanks for coming today. Reincarnation plays …
The ball will drop in Times Square. Another countdown with celebratory kisses and confetti is only four days away. But where, oh where, has 2015 gone? This is my year in review… January Crazy revisions on two separate manuscripts to get them off to beta readers. Two deadlines made. Two deadlines met. (This seems so …
What’s your dream? Does it seem out of reach? Keep reaching for your dreams. If this “old lady” can do it, so can you. What’s your dream? How are you stretching for it today?
In a society where expectations rule decision-making processes, it’s past time to understand the difference between those that are realistic and unrealistic. We owe it to ourselves and our families to put a ban on setting unreachable standards. Beginning on March 10, a series of posts about expectations has been featured on this blog. The …
When I first started school I wanted to be a teacher. Who wouldn’t want to boss everyone around? By fourth grade, I loved making up stories, so I decided I wanted to be a novelist. Later…solving mysteries seemed exciting, so how about becoming an FBI agent? Like most kids, my thoughts about the future vacillated from …
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. I’ve mentioned this several times, but it bears repeating. I’m even looking forward to it this year when I’m going to be the hostess. I’m not the hostess with the mostest, I can tell you. I’m the hostess who serves crunchy baked potatoes. Or doesn’t have enough of the main …
“Death and life are in the power of the tongue” – Proverbs 18:21 Langston Hughes spoke to me in his poem “A Dream Deferred.” Many other words, written and spoken, altered my chosen path on the highway of life. A similar conversation happened on the phone recently. I took a class from WANA International, which I …
Dewy cedar mingles with brisk pine as I inhale deeply the fragrant woods. A familiar path stretches before me, yet the mist that hovers near the ground lends a mysterious, unknown quality to the hard-packed dirt track under my feet. Light from the rising sun filters through the treetops, a slight breeze sends the branches overhead into …