My Bucket List

Someone linked a youtube video about a group of people who went on a roadtrip and spent much of their trip helping others fulfill their wishes. I need to rent the movie that inspired this, but it did get me to thinking. What is important to me? What do I really want to accomplish before…

Guardian Angels

Guardian Angels

For those of you who know me, I’ve been taking some medications with odd side effects such as vivid dreams. Last night I dreamed I was at a lovely writer’s retreat in Africa with my writing friends. We received warning there was an uprising and we needed to hide out in the cellar, which was…

Decorating Cakes In Bed

I’ve always been one of those people who can learn to do something if I want to badly enough. This stems from the fact that I am notoriously cheap. Why pay $185 for a ceramic pot when I can learn how to make it myself? Couple that with my desire to be the perfect mother,…

Querying Tips

As many of you know, I’m a fan of visual aids. I’ve also been thinking a lot about the querying process lately. There are a lot of things that just seem like common sense to me, but apparently they aren’t judging from the times agents say, “Please don’t do this.” Don’t stalk agents. There’s a…