This post originally appeared in Feb 2012, but the book is still available, and the writing tips are still relevant, so I thought I would share it again. I was so busy with work for the art center, as well as working on my newest book, I didn’t finish reading a book this week for […]
Writing Tips From Elmore Leonard. Read More »
I’m happy to have Slim Randles here again as today’s Wednesday’s Guest. I thought this was a nice piece that invites us to stop and appreciate our days, especially those early morning hours when the world is waking up. I do love those daybreak times when I go outside and the sun is rising over
Daybreak. Coffee. The Big Two. Read More »
Here in my little corner of East Texas we dodged a weather bullet this weekend. There was the possibility of ice and maybe snow, and while I wouldn’t have minded the snow, I was not eager to go slipping and sliding down the path to the barn. Luckily, the really nasty stuff stayed north and
Monday Morning Musings Read More »
Please welcome Slim Randles as today’s Wednesday’s Guest. He’s here so often he could be called a regular, but Wednesday’s Regular doesn’t have the same rhythm as Wednesday’s Guest, and in my estimation, writing is all about rhythm. I love this essay because I do love to play in the snow, and I miss it
The beginning of a new week is almost as energizing as the beginning of a new year; a fresh start to all the things for which you have set goals. I’m going to be working a lot at the art center the rest of this month as we prepare for a major fundraiser, and I’m
Monday Morning Musings Read More »
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
Friday’s Odds and Ends Read More »
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
New Year’s Day 2015 Read More »
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
Professional Resume Read More »
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
CONVERSATIONS WITH MARYANN MILLER Read More »
