I’ve been rereading Sue Monk Kidd’s The Mermaid Chair the past few days. It is one of those books that has many life lessons, and I always enjoy going back to revisit them. One that is particularly meaningful to me is the following explanation of God. It comes from Brother Thomas, a monk who has […]
…even when it means changing your darling words that you worked so hard on. Just the other day I received my edited manuscript for my book that will come out next year, and I have been going through the suggestions made by my editor. It is amazing how much it helps to have another person
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Please welcome my guest, Julie Lomoe, as she introduces you to her books. Julie: I’m delighted that Maryann has invited me to write about my mystery novels as potential holiday gifts. As a self-published author in the early phase of building my career, I treasure each and every sale, and I believe both my novels,
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Tomorrow I will have a guest blog from Julie Lomoe who has been named 2009 Author of the Year by the Friends of the Albany Public Library. She’ll be honored at a luncheon on November 14th, and she’s scheduled her first Blog Book Tour to help celebrate and spread the word about this achievement. Julie
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This is an excerpt from my new book , a humorous memoir titled A Dead Tomato Plant and a Paycheck. One of these days I might even finish it and find a publisher for it. Halloween is not like it used to be. With concerns over Politically Correct costumes, candy that has been tampered with,
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I love to read interviews with authors, especially when each interview covers something new and different — not just the latest promo for a book. Perhaps this comes from all the years I spent doing feature articles and profiles of people. I like to go beyond the surface and find out interesting details about a
Here is some more fun from my friend Tracy Farr. Enjoy……. I have finally come to a decision – I’ve decided to suck it up, bite the bullet and lose a bit of weight before some fisherman spots me and tries to harpoon me for Sunday brunch. I may only lose an ounce or two
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A fellow author, Chris Redding, has graciously hosted me on her blog as the guest author. She did a wonderful interview and I am so grateful to her. One of the things she asked was about the first book I ever wrote and it was fun to go back and remember. Here is a LINK
I got bitten by the acting bug rather late in life. Or maybe I should clarify and say I acted on the bug bite rather late in life. I’ve written a couple of plays and several screenplays and directed lots of stage plays. Also worked in production on some film projects, but I never had
Sometimes I’m jealous of other writers’ success. There, I said it. When I hear about another sale, especially for big numbers, there’s a little piece of me inside that just wants to whine like a child who didn’t get a piece of the pie. And I’m sure I’m not the only one to have such