So. . .Hieu and I finished the book about two weeks ago. We sent it to our formatter, the wonderful Candace Bowser of Dark Water Arts Designs: https://www.facebook.com/darkwaterartsdesigns/ . After we received our Author’s Proof Copies (HOORRAY!!!), we read through both the print and Kindle versions, and . . .found about 100 more mistakes. At […]
I am reading Jane Friedman’s book: She suggests that I tell people why I write so they will know what to expect when they read my books. I love to write because I love to read. When I was young, books took me out of my life to other places, to adventures I could experience […]
I saw a post on Facebook about people who purchase books, read them, then return them, I believe books are like underwear: once a person buys it, it should NEVER be returned. If you can’t afford to buy a book, instead of purchasing and returning, borrow it from your local library. This helps so many […]
I am now ready to revise Chapter 11 of Hieu’s memoir. I would also like to welcome my newest fan. She signed up for my website notifications AND bought “Until Jerusalem.” I am excited to have her as part of my writing adventure.
My friend has started praying for me to finish Hieu’s memoir by the end of the month. I am praying for that, too. God is answering our prayers. Every time we have a snow day, I work on the memoir. So far this month: two snow days. God is working in another way, also. He’s […]
35 appears to be my number this week. I have a snow day today, so I have set aside 3 to 5 hours for writing. I will probably get 1 chapter done of Hieu Tran’s memoir. I have the first draft (actually 4th draft) of Hieu’s memoir completed. We submitted it to a professional […]
I got an email from Kindle Direct Publishing. I am going to get a deposit for Royalties from my Kindle book. I couldn’t wait to find out how many books I had sold. Maybe my story was finally taking off. My deposit total: $0.35. That’s right, thirty-five cents. I sold one copy in September. The […]
Phyllis Dillar once said, “Cleaning your house while your kids are still growing is like shoveling the sidewalk before it stops snowing.” Until your youngest child is around 9 years old, don’t focus on how neat the house is. Focus on training your children to pick up after themselves and take care of themselves. Training […]
With the school year approaching, and my writing becoming more prolific, my husband and I need schedules, not only for ourselves, but also for our children. This post presupposes a couple of things: first, you, as the parent, have established appropriate authority over your child, and two, that you have already trained your child to […]
There once were two brothers whose parents amassed a fortune through a series of business ventures and investments. When the youngest turned 21, they turned the entire fortune, including the business ventures and investments, over to the brothers. They gave the older son 2/3 of the fortune and the younger son 1/3 of the fortune […]