Clicking Our Heels: Author Cravings We often hear about food cravings in reference to pregnant women and children, but what authors would die for isn’t usually mentioned. Today, Clicking Our Heels tells you what each of us considers our favorite snack or drink. Bethany Maines – Matcha lattes and chocolate covered almonds. Barbara J. Eikmeier […]
June is Here – And I’m Excited! by Debra H Goldstein In the musical, Carousel, the character, Nettie Fowler sings the song, “June is Bustin’ Out All Over,” while preparing for a clambake. The lyrics address the excitement that the month of June, in contrast to March, April, and May, offers in terms of summer, […]
Clicking Our Heels – Gluttony and Our Just Desserts Sometimes, in a restaurant, have you ever found yourself too full for dessert, but you eat one anyway? What would it be? These are the just desserts that Stiletto Members can’t live without. T.K. Thorne – If tiramisu or cream brûlée is offered, I am lost…. […]
Thanks to the Fire Department! by Debra H. Goldstein The Irondale Fire Department – four strong and a truck – just left my street. The four firefighters previously had been in my home. They weren’t there because of a fire. Rather, as a community service, they’d responded to my request for help with an upstairs […]
How Best to Make Sure the Books You Love Keep Coming by Linda Rodriguez Some of the things I’ve learned as a published novelist have turned me into a better fan of my own favorite authors. I’ve written on this blog before about pre-ordering and how I learned of its importance to writers. Instead of […]
Clicking Our Heels: Hobbies that De-Stress and Fill Our Wells Have you ever felt super stressed? Blocked from doing anything? Do you have a hobby or other activity that de-stresses you and fill your well? Here’s what works for the different Stiletto Gang members. Bethany Maines – My daughter and I had a standing date […]
Writing Idiosyncrasies by Debra H. Goldstein I don’t believe in writer’s block, but I do believe certain conditions have to be right for me to be creative. I envy my friends who successfully produce one thousand or more words a day. The ones who explain that if “you don’t put your bottom in the seat, […]
Clicking Our Heels: Our Secret Passions How many of us have ever had a secret passion? Did you act on it or do you keep it buried within yourself? We thought it would be fun this month to delve into the secret passions of the Stiletto Gang members and whether they ever acted on them. […]
Earworms by Debra H. Goldstein Last month, I wrote a blog, “Let’s Go Fly a Kite,” for Booklover’s Bench. Besides reacting to the content of the blog, several people “thanked” me for planting the earworm of that song in their minds. For fun, I started doing a little research on musical earworms and wondering why […]
Clicking Our Heels – Our Writing Kryptonites Everyone thinks of writers as being focused and driven to write a specific number of words a day. The truth is writers can be distracted. Here are some of the things that make it difficult for each of us to write. Bethany Maines – Interesting conversations happening in […]