After 24 years as a freelance journalist, I made the decision last fall to give up my gigs with the last two newspapers that I’d been writing for. My final story in The Business News came out at the end of 2022, and the last story for The Compass newspaper (published by the Green Bay […]
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Slow and Steady Wins the Race
For a good 10 years I was an active participant in an international writing forum where authors and budding authors were challenged to write 50,000 words of a novel over the course of the 30 days of November. After the non-profit group jumped off the deep end in June of 2022 when the Supreme Court […]
CONTINUE READINGThe Big Question
There seems to be a standard set of questions we get asked at various stages in our lives. When you’re a kid, the question is, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” In high school, it’s “Where are you going to go to college?” Once your schooling is done, the career questions […]
CONTINUE READINGKeep Your Eyes on the Prize
They say if you want something done, give it to a busy person. I’ll attest to that. Our oldest child was 6 when baby No. 4 came along. Having four children in that short of a time span made for a busy life for a full-time mom but I was committed to being an active […]
CONTINUE READINGYes, No or Not Yet
Last week was quite the week in our household. Well, maybe a lot of households with that whole presidential election thing going on. We, and apparently a whole bunch of other Americans, had no idea how it would turn out, but there was one thing I did know. Regardless of who won the presidential election, […]
CONTINUE READINGToday’s the day I’ve been dreaming of for six years!
This is it! After six years of blood, sweat and tears my novel is out on Amazon today! It’s currently available on Kindle but will be out in paperback on Oct. 28. It’s so surreal to look at the page on Amazon that has my book on it. This is really one of the coolest […]
CONTINUE READINGWelcome to my world!
Wife, mother, author, marketer, grandmother, journalist, proofreader, water girl, photographer — a lot of titles for one gal! That gives you a glimpse into my busy but rewarding life. I’m self employed so no two days are ever the same so I’m never bored. I’ve been considering writing a blog for a long time because […]
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