By Evelyn David I talk a very good game. I’m the mother of four. I’ve given that speech about you shouldn’t need outside validation to feel worthy more times than Kim Kardashian goes to the tanning salon. I know authors, actors, musicians, all insist they don’t read reviews. Kevin Bacon was absolutely right when he […]
By Laura Spinella It’s itchy palms and a cold sweat, a compulsive urge that a team of interventionists couldn’t thwart. That’s what I’m down to. No, don’t be ridiculous, I haven’t quit drinking. I said compulsive not insane. But what I have done is turn in a manuscript. It leaves […]
by Amy Alessio Thanks so much to Evelyn David and the Stiletto Gang for letting me return to guest on this blog. Evelyn told me she loves old recipes, and once started on that topic I find it hard to stop! I love vintage cookbooks, and own over four hundred and fifty of them. I […]
by Bethany Maines Next week I will be making, what is turning out to be an annual pilgrimage to New York City to visit my editor and watch a friend graduate from Columbia (Goooo… Lions?). When I started this whole writing thing I specifically targeted LA agents because I thought it would be a heck […]
by: Joelle Charbonneau Anyone can sing. Yeah, I can hear a lot of you shaking your head in my direction and thinking about whatever family member can’t carry a tune. Trust me on this, though. I’m a voice teacher and a stage performer, so I’m supposed to know these things. If you don’t have a […]
Excerpt from Good Grief in Lottawatah Vol 8 Brianna Sullivan Mysteries series Chapter 1 – “The Dead Make a lot of Noise.” In case you missed the front page story in Friday’s Lottawatah Herald or didn’t visit the Shear Artistry Hair Salon on Saturday or failed to listen to local radio host Mutt Jeffrey’s call-in […]
by Susan McBride I was thinking today about all the places I’ve gone with Emily already, and she hasn’t even been born. And I don’t just mean trips taken, though she and I will be heading to Kansas City this weekend where I’ll speak at that Komen affiliate’s Pink Promise Brunch. No, Emily hasn’t been […]
by Peg Herring Thanks to the Stiletto Gang for inviting me to stop by for Post #2! Peg Herring’s Blog Tour for May (and one post in June) consists of a mix of interviews with Seamus, the Dead Detective, and a few posts on the writing process. Yesterday’s post was “Keeping It Straight,” which can […]
This past weekend, I had the pleasure of traveling down the New Jersey Turnpike into Maryland with the lovely and talented Laura Bradford to the annual Malice Domestic convention. (And for any of you ‘80s-music devotees out there, does anyone else think of The Jam song, “A Town Called Malice”? I do.) As always, it […]
Candy Bar at the Wedding Rehearsal Dinner One of my grandsons got married this weekend. And things were a bit different than many weddings I’ve been to over the years. First off, this couple has been together for a couple of years. Grandson proposed, including the ring, while they were on a camping trip. He […]