Category Archives: big plans

First Publications, Looking Forward

Posted on August 18, 2017 by

Our very first publications and/or bylines, how did they feel? With the first ones in school, I felt embarrassed. I had very little self-esteem and I had critical people around me, so I never felt anything was good enough when … Continue reading →

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The Write Convention

Posted on July 14, 2017 by

Book conventions are the topic of the week and frankly, I have next to no direct experience with being a seller at one. I have not (yet) published a book and therefore have never even considered having a table at … Continue reading →

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Readers

Posted on June 30, 2017 by

Free week and I am going to ask my dear writing friends how they find what we call “Beta Readers”. I have not had great success with finding people who ‘get’ my kind of writing. I have asked those who … Continue reading →

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Hour Power

Posted on May 12, 2017 by

The question posed this week is: If a typical day suddenly included and extra hour, what would we do with the time? For the previous 20 years I would have had an easy answer: Sleep When I had teenagers, a … Continue reading →

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Might Not Be My Theme Song

Posted on May 4, 2017 by

But Maybe It Ought to Be My Goal [Gonna Build A Mountain] By Jeff Salter Not really sure I have a theme song for this year. I’ve spent three days this week mulling over this topic and my first thoughts … Continue reading →

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Return of Author David Parmelee

Posted on April 28, 2017 by

Welcome Back, Writer/ Author David Parmelee! David was one of my first guests when I joined 4F, 1H. I asked him to join us because he had just had his first novel published. It is based on actual events during … Continue reading →

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GW2+H=Fun 4 T

Posted on March 24, 2017 by

Not algebra, just the famous people who would equal fun for me. The prompt this week on 4F,1H is the idea that we are stuck in a mini-van for a very long trip, not doing the driving ourselves. What three … Continue reading →

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