by debbie | Jan 5, 2022 | Writing
Recently I went through my late mother’s old and bulging recipe box — I remember it well from my childhood. It held a magical appeal for me, maybe because it was kept far from my reach on the top shelf of the pantry. Inside, it had family treasures that were collected...
by debbie | Dec 30, 2021 | Publishing, Uncategorized
Is it just me? Despite the world beginning to open back up a bit after Covid, and let’s face it — another challenging year — as we inch back to some sense of normalcy, this Christmas season has been challenging. Such a whirlwind of busyness and catching up that it has...
by debbie | Dec 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
As the holiday season approaches, so does the pressure to have everything be “perfect,” that is, according the script in your head. Just the right gifts, guests, parties, decorations, celebrations, and so forth. It can cause a tremendous amount of needless stress and...
by debbie | Nov 17, 2021 | Publishing, Writing
First, forget everything you or your friends, your mother-in-law, popular movies or late night TV commercials may have depicted or encouraged you to assume or expect concerning the process, timing or revenues available through publishing a book.You will not get rich...
by debbie | Nov 10, 2021 | Writing
As a child I read the classic book Little Women and it gave me a romanticized vision in my head of what being an author would be like: a little outside the norm, with frequent bouts of self-exile pleasantly spent in the attic writing and getting great satisfaction and...
