Working

I start working part-time today at our local newspaper. I’m pretty excited. It doesn’t pay much, but it is another style of writing for me to master and the people I met were laid back and willing to teach me. It’s not unheard of for women at new jobs to gift the newbie with the [...]

Chapter Book Submissions

Chapter Book Submissions Call
Freya’s Bower is starting a new line of chapter books. These are a series of three, or more, installments of an ongoing story. Each “chapter” must be 5000-6000 words in length. They will be released monthly. The story can be any heat rating, any genre, and can even incorporate any of [...]

Advertising

When you are self-promoting your books, where do you advertise? I was asked my opinion and had no answer to give. This lady has blogged about her book and been blogged about by others. Now she has a little cash and would like to know where the best (reasonably priced) places are to advertise. Leave [...]

Paid Posts

Last year I asked how people felt about paid reviews. Everybody seemed okay with the idea so I attempted to join ReviewMe.com. I was denied. Last night I got an e-mail saying I was accepted. The idea is that you pick what you want to review, accept an offer, and post a review. I’ve decided [...]

I have an idea!

Damn, I’m pretty smart. Well, I feel like I am right about now. This is better than my choose your own romance book idea. Remember those murder mystery dinners? (You have dinner while solving a muder case.) What about dinner and a romance novel? There [...]

What a start (filled with whining)

I just got a speeding ticket. What a crappy start to a new day. I was turning on to my street after taking the oldest to school, when the stupid blue and red lights turned on behind me. The kid comes to the car and tells me that I was doing 48 in a 30. [...]

Give a Helping Hand

I don’t know how many of you have heard of Kiva. I was channel surfing last night and stumbled across a show on PBS about giving back to the community. I only caught two not for profit agencies that are making a difference. I want to share about the first one today, Kiva.
Kiva gives loans [...]

A Budding Storyteller

My four year old came into my room the other day and wanted me to type her story. What I thought would be a ten second dictation, seemed to never end. Eventually it did, when her uncle arrived and she wanted him to read it. For today’s post, I’m sharing my talented child’s giant run-on [...]

Business Venture

I have a home business idea that I’m pursuing. My youngest has asthma and I used to miss a ton of work. Even with FMLA, my old job got tired of me missing work. Now that I’m ready to enter the working world again, I’ve decided that the best course for me, is to work [...]

13 Reasons to buy/read OWW

Thirteen reasons to read One Wild Weekend
1. Joining the Mile high club.
2. Watching a girl have a great weekend.
3. Sex outside.
4. Discovering that work can be fun.
5. You can’t drink on the company’s tab, but Melissa Tanner can.
6. Airport security.
7. Learning a new name for an alarm clock.
8. Help a starving artist, T. Sue [...]