AT LAST

AT LAST…. You know the old 1941 song made famous by Glen Miller, sung by everyone from Ella Fitzgerald to Beyonce.  Its love song lyrics go like this: At last my love has come along My lonely days are over And life is like a song.It goes on to say:I found a...

Here We Go Again…

HERE WE GO AGAIN…… So here I am on pins and needles (feels more like daggers and spears) once again because my yet-to-be-published book CRAZY is making an appearance at yet another acquisition committee.  The first time around my agent wooed a larger,...

Self-publishing or Not…

Self-publishing or Not, That is the Question…. Recently I had the privilege of speaking to a group of writers at the Charlotte Write To Publish Group. They invited me to talk about my experience acquiring an agent, so I gladly stepped up to the plate and gave...

An Angelic Opportunity

AN ANGELIC OPPORTUNITY On this fascinating sojourn to find a publisher for CRAZY, my Young Adult novel written in verse, I find myself launching into new territory.  Backing up a bit, I have worked with an agent for the past year and-a-half to no avail.  While she...

After the Hiatus

AFTER THE HIATUS I’m back.  It’s been almost a year.  I told myself I wasn’t going to blog again until I had something substantial to blog about.  So I retired from teaching.  That may not be substantial to you, but it is major to me.   Today, as a...