Happy Birthday to my Mom, a woman who never procrastinates. Friend and fellow writer Deborah Atherton recently blogged about procrastination. I filed my nails for four days and finally read her blog. I’d been in a rut—nothing going on except the worrying that nothing was going on. In case you’re wondering, not writing was the…
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Today is the first anniversary of this blog and I’ve been thinking about all that’s happened over the course of the year. It reminds me of the importance of being open to people and reaching out to others. Nothing good happens if you sit alone in your home day after day. Read on to see…
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This blog is a collaboration between Richard Lamb and Margaret Reyes Dempsey discussing their collaboration. Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Other Writers Margaret: It seems membership is increasing at Inked-In. I’m sure many people join just to see what it’s all about, as I did back in July. I never dreamed…
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The Friday before Thanksgiving started like any other Friday. My husband went to get me a coffee and pick up a lottery ticket because as they say in New York, “you gotta be in it to win it.” Unfortunately, the lottery machine was down. That afternoon, we visited Jon’s fourth grade class for an Authors…
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My mother always said “be careful what you put down on paper; you’re creating a lasting record.” I suppose it proves how much of a rebel I was that I became a writer. I’ll admit there are a few letters I wish I’d never sent and a few emails I wish I could recall. That’s…
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Back in the days when I was the cook in the family, I’d bury my nose in a cookbook all day. By 6 PM I’d realize I hadn’t started dinner, so we’d order out. Funny part was, I have never followed a recipe to make dinner; I just enjoy reading cookbooks. I’m more of a…
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Anyone who knows me will tell you that I have enough pet peeves to open a pet shop. Among them: Tissues that have tiny dust particles in them that make you sneeze. Why can’t they make them out of the same stuff they use for toilet paper? (I once worked with a woman who swore…
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Okay, so the other day I received the dreaded prayer card (I’ll explain in a moment). An agent had responded to my query for Redemption with a request for the first 50 pages. In mid June, I received a letter from her, which I thought was a rejection letter. Instead, I found “It’s not a…
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My first blog entry and it seems there is nothing more appropriate than a few paragraphs on finding the time to write. I can find so many reasons for not starting now, whenever now may be. Bills to pay, desks to clear, books to read. You know how it goes. But whenever I take the…
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