Waiting . . .

As an unpublished author I’ve noticed a very distinct pattern of reoccurring events. First, I get all excited about an idea. Then, I spend countless hours burning up the keyboard trying to get it all down before the inspiration evaporates. This part of the process...

Oops, my bad.

My biggest query faux pas ever had to be the time I submitted to a small publisher, Spinster Ink. One day I was searching for publishers on the Internet and I came across another southern publisher. Great, I write about Southerners! So, I clicked on the site. On the...

Lonesome, and at the Bottom

I’ve never been at the top of anything so I really can’t relate to the saying, “It’s lonely at the top.” Well, that’s not entirely true. I was at the top of the Empire State Building once and it was anything but lonely. All those pushy tourists elbowing their way for...

The Lucky Ones

Have you ever spent the better part of a week looking forward to a Saturday night out? Countless hours planning your outfit, buying new accessories, adding, deleting, revising your look. When the day finally arrives you put it all together, make last minute changes....