Friday was my birthday. What was to be a big weekend for me was pretty much high-jacked by the coronavirus. But my husband, son, and daughter-in-love did gather for a little while to celebrate another year. Which is more important than you might think because I’m one of the “at risk” population. See, I have …
Hand-washing and Gratitude Read More »
I’m tying up the loose ends as social media manager for Bouchercon2019. There were over 1700 attendees. There were multiple panels, interviews, and activities happening simultaneously for almost four days at the Hyatt Regency Dallas. It was a wonderful job that allowed me to go in and out of all the sessions and events, but …
Bouchercon2019 Dallas Convention Highlights Read More »
This review is long overdue, as I read the book months ago. I also should disclose that I read it mainly because, although I love mysteries, I had met Prakash Dighé through the Dallas, TX writing community and found him to be a very kind man who had lived an interesting life. I wanted to …
Not your typical police procedural… Read More »
Sitting up, dressed, AND drinking coffee for the first time in almost 10 days. Maybe I’m starting to adapt to the med change? Oh, I hope so. So much I want to do… (If you’re not sure what’s been going on, check mine and Gizmo’s social media. Links at the bottom of the page.) So …
Updates & 5 Productivity tips… Read More »
Writers and entrepreneurs: Most of you know that in addition to writing, I also teach social media marketing strategy. This is what you must understand… On March 13, 2019, Facebook and Instagram (also owned by FB), were down most of the day. Sales, launches, online classes, and anything else hosted on those sites were crushed. …
Don’t put all your social media eggs in one basket! Read More »
So many people are waiting for life and circumstances to be “just right” before launching that business, writing that book, starting a family, or unleashing the next chapter of life. Here’s the big secret of those you think are successful: the time will never be “just right.” If you want it bad enough, you sacrifice, …
“Just right” is a myth–do it anyway Read More »
Today’s #TuesdayTutorial applies to everyone who markets a product or service, but since I’ve been seeing this situation repeatedly in the #writingcommunity recently, I’m going to use it as my example. Make sure you know who your ideal client is, who your audience is, and that you are adequately sharing your service or product with …
Who’s Your IDEAL Audience? Read More »
Writing is a strange profession. I don’t know many other careers where you’re expected to publicly critique and review your colleagues’ work. Usually I feel awkward doing that, especially when it’s somebody I know, but this time it’s a pleasure. Those of you who read the Unleashing February newsletter know that I intended to read …
Meet Author Kathleen Baldwin and her Stranje House series. Read More »
Our family has been friends with the Seelyes for over 25 years. Imagine our joy to learn they moved to Granbury a month after Steve accepted his new job here and we started preparing to move. The first week after I moved to town, we went to the annual Granbury Christmas Parade with them. It’s …
Gizmo Testimonial… Read More »
New boots for Christmas!! Can’t wait to see where they are going to take me in 2019. First of the month/end of the year tabulations show my Instagram account has grown by 95% (that is not a typo! 95%!)!! I dislike working with numbers as a rule, but boy HOWDY! What a great treat to …
