That fellow’s pointing at me. He’s a marketing guru (I’m sure), and he says that my next job is to make scads of social media friends. I must blog, tweet, speak, call, make myself heard somewhere, by someone. By enough someones that my book will sell. I’m supposed to … Read more →
Becalmed No Longer
Tadie Longworth wouldn’t stop poking at me. She was tired of her quiet, monochromatic life and all those breezeless days. I could sympathize. After all, we’re both sailors. I finally have good news for her and her Beaufort friends. My agent, Terry Burns, forwarded a contract yesterday that will let … Read more →
Contests are great fun (although sales would be trump these)
Just a quick note to tell you that another of my stories is a semi-finalist in the Genesis contest. Can’t tell you which. Can’t mention its title. But…. I resurrected it from an old program (anyone remember AmiPro?) and converted it to Word, then had to bring it up to … Read more →
On Writing and Fitting in
Someone in the know recently said that few publishers want stories set in foreign lands. To fit in, I must be careful of the truth, I must beware, take care, mince words, be thoughtful, keep it short, do it this way or that way, don’t be too literary, show lots … Read more →
Look what showed up today!
I love receiving mail. I particularly love mail that reminds me of good things, such as a contest win. Back in 2011, my story, Becalmed, won First Place for Strong Romantic Elements in the Catherine Contest in Toronto, Canada. Those lovely folk from the Toronto Romance Writers became my new … Read more →
The View from Here
It looked like a mountain range instead of clouds as the run rose this morning over the Outer Banks. I can’t resist capturing the sight, though it’s never quite the same as that first moment of joy at the waking day. If you click to enlarge, you’ll see it in … Read more →
A Little Inspiration from Inspire-A-Fire
How A Little Can Change A Lot Originally Posted by Jessica on Oct 23, 2011 : http://www.inspireafire.com/940/ “We have much to be judged on when he comes, slums and battlefields and insane asylums, but these are the symptoms of our illness and the result of our failures in love.” – Madeleine … Read more →
Grateful for the Pain
Yesterday, I thought about recovery from pain. I remembered one of the bigger rejections in my life, the one that forced me into the new and frightening role of Single Mother. I thought my world destroyed that day, my years of clinging to faith a mockery. It took some … Read more →
Deep POV
I know many of you are busy writing your masterpiece with NaNoWriMo. Those 50K words haunt you. But I’d like to challenge my writer friends to come over to Wayside’s Blog and show off. There’s a picture there of a man feeling something, thinking something, involved in something. But what? … Read more →
BECALMED: First Place in The Catherine!
A few days ago I received an email from the Coordinator of the 2011 Catherine Contest. “I’m thrilled to tell you that your entry, Becalmed, placed first in the Strong Romantic Elements category of the Toronto Romance Writers’ 2011 The Catherine Contest! The competition this year was tough, congratulations!” Becalmed’s … Read more →
