Chipping Away at the Block

April 6, 2011

Writer’s block.  I never really understood it. Maybe a writer didn’t feel like writing for one or two days. But blocked? Just in case anyone else besides me noticed, I haven’t posted anything since January, and even that was a brief announcement of a Wise Women Write@Nite event. I’ve felt guilty.  Even embarrassed. I made [...]

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Wise Women Write@Nite Presents Laura Munson

January 18, 2011

Through a special arrangement, Wise Women Write @ Nite presents Laura Munson in an “event before the event” at Xavier’s Piper Auditorium:   a one-hour intimate conversation for writers before Laura takes the main stage. Laura is the best-selling author of  This Is Not The Story You Think It Is: A Season of Unlikely Happiness and [...]

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7 Ways Writing Is Like Zumba

December 23, 2010

Image by Cimm via Flickr “I can dance”  is a phrase I put on this year’s vision board. The reality is I can’t dance,  and this year’s almost over. Time to get busy doing something about my secret yearning. Enter Zumba®. If you’re not familiar with this dance fitness craze, here are some facts from [...]

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This Is Not a Novel, Thank Goodness

October 14, 2010

I have only so many hours in a day so I’m picky about what I read.  Maybe cautious is a better word.  Stumbling onto a book for me means finding a book after I’ve heard something about it or the author. I rely on book reviews and mentions in the media to guide my selective [...]

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Lee Woodruff: Someone You Should Know

October 1, 2010

Cover via Amazon Every mom knows that any given day can be as unpredictable as the weather.  The day I interviewed best-selling author Lee Woodruff, who will appear October 12 at Xavier College Prep, was no exception. We had scheduled an interview for 6:00 p.m., which I thought was surely a bad time for a [...]

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