A year ago – wow, that year went by quickly – someone at Amazon pushed a button and In It For The Money launched into the world. Of course, the release ended up more of a splat than a soar. I foolishly agreed that a pre-sale period was the marketing tool du jour and worked […]
Who else loves to travel? We just returned from Southeast Asia. I’m not sure if this was a bucket list trip or simply an area of the world we were curious about. Both my husband and I were too young for what we call the Vietnam War, but I remember the protests and the horrors […]
April 7 is International Beaver Day, a day aimed at celebrating and raising awareness of these furry, dam-building rodents. (Bet you didn’t know that!) Photo Credit: Michael S. Quinton National Geographic I swear I’m not quoting my BeaverSav protesters, but beavers really are remarkable creatures. (BeaverSav is a completely made-up organization protesting the destruction of beaver […]
By Cathy Perkins Happy first day of spring! I’ve seen so many pictures of daffodils and other spring flowers in the past few days. Here in the Pacific Northwest, eh, not so much. But we’re loving the sunshine. I can feel the effect of vitamin D on my creativity and am working away on the […]
By Cathy Perkins Have you heard about the latest scandal rocking RomanceLandia? A woman has been caught lifting sentences, paragraphs, pages from multiple (up to 20 and counting) authors and stringing them together into a new book. Copy. Cut. Paste. Plagiarism. I thought about this while I walked the dogs and see the following spectrum […]
Top Ten Writing Tips By Cathy Perkins I can’t believe it’s already the middle of January! How are you coming with your New Year’s Resolutions? One of my resolutions was to transfer the organization I always implemented in my day job to my writing life. Since my writing space and habits were a bit (cough, […]
In this week’s hustle and flurry of last minute gifts, mailing and cooking, I find that I’m as nostalgic as I am busy. Since I suspect you’re putting the final touches on your holidays—winding up Hanukkah, prepping for Christmas, or simply happy the Solstice is tomorrow—I’ll keep this post short. 😉 I don’t miss the […]
With Thanksgiving right around the corner, I’ve been thinking about gratitude. I’m one of those “glass-half-full” people who likes to live in the now and focus on the future, but at times like this, a look back feels right. It might be a cliché to be thankful for family, friends, health, and home. The horrible […]
Ode to a Library By Cathy Perkins When was the last time you visited your local library? Libraries have been around for a long, long time. The earliest libraries date back to 2600 BC. Yes, that’s Before we started counting time forward a couple of thousand years ago in the Western World. While we’ve ditched […]
By Cathy Perkins Aloha from Kauai, where none of us have worn shoes this week other than swim fins! 😊 This month on the blog we’re celebrating friends, fellow authors, and a fun new logo—a red stiletto high heel. We’ve considered themes from fashion, to movie tie-ins and dancing, with numerous steps in between. Scroll […]