How was your New Year’s Day? The cold I’d been fighting for a week finally won over the jillions of vitamins I’d taken, so I was not in a party frame of mind. I did watch a couple of the bowl games, in between napping, and was happy that Michigan State won the Cottonbowl. I […]
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Wishing everyone a happy and healthy and successful New Year! Are you setting new goals? Making resolutions? I hope yours fare better than Luann’s Father’s. What happens to your New Year’s resolutions? Do they follow the same pattern as Luann’s parents. In a strip that ran on November 16, 2014 Nancy and Frank DeGroot are
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JOURNALISM Articles, short stories, and columns in national and regional publications including; Lady’s Circle, Woman’s World, Marriage & Family Living and Plano Magazine. At Plano Magazine, served as an editor and staff writer. Published in major Dallas newspapers as a columnist, reviewer and feature writer, holding a staff position at the Texas Catholic newspaper. Worked
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One does not live on writing alone. There are several other aspects of my life that bring me great pleasure, and one of them is theatre. I love directing, especially working with the young players at the Winnsboro Center For the Arts, while I was theatre director there for 15 years. I recently passed the
It is always great fun to be interviewed in person or online. I’ve had the privilege of being on East Texas Live, on KETK Television in Tyler, Texas. I’ve also been interviewed on a variety of blogs and online news sources: Before It’s News, LJ Sellers’ terrific blog, and In the Interview Room at Terry
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On Wednesdays I welcome guest bloggers here at It’s Not All Gravy. Guests can write on any topic except religion or politics – humor is always most welcome. For authors, I prefer a piece that is not just a promo for a book. Write about something you do that is interesting, or some unusual bit
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Please query me if you would like to request a book review. Long before the Internet and Amazon ratings, I was a professional book and theatre reviewer for newspapers and magazines, so I follow those journalism standards of not always reviewing every book I receive, as well as giving an honest review, not just an
In addition to writing, I am a freelance editor and it is always a joy to help another writer bring a book to completion. My clients have told me my editing process is almost painless, although there are a few things that really make me want to scream. You can find out more about my
Many of us will be taking time today to reflect on the year that just past – too quickly for some of us – and considering the things we left undone. My friend Slim Randles is here today with some wise words about dreams. Enjoy… There is a nighttime sweetness and hope that hovers over
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…. or The Days Between Holidays I remember when I was doing my various newspaper columns these few days between Christmas and New Year’s Eve were always a little strange. It was too early to do New Year’s related material, and Christmas was gone, so… what on earth should we write about? Nothing has changed,
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