Monthly Archives: September 2010

Sept. Book Winners!

Posted on September 30, 2010 by suehar

Congratulations to Jackie Doran, who is our first Free Book Winner, and to Trish, our second!  Jackie, let me know which book you would prefer to receive – THE CURSE OF TREASURE ISLAND by Francis Bryan or THE SECRET GARDEN by … Continue reading →

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UPPAA

Posted on September 27, 2010 by suehar

UPPAA – What’s that? If you are familiar with Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, you might have a head start on this acronym.  UP – Upper Peninsula.  PAA – Publishers and Authors Association.  This is a great organization and isn’t limited to … Continue reading →

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Follow/Follee

Posted on September 24, 2010 by suehar

Wild Word Friday again!  Today’s word is FOLLOW, well not really follow, but follee.  That’s the way my 91-year-old father-in-law says follow.   He also pronounces swallow as swallee and hollow as hollee. As in, “I tried to follee the rabbit into … Continue reading →

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Brokenness

Posted on September 21, 2010 by suehar

A Blog Carnival celebrates the ideas and thoughts of a group of people who Post on one theme.  My Post today is part of a Blog Carnival organized and hosted by Bridget Chumbley http://www.bridgetchumbley.com/.  The theme word for this week is … Continue reading →

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Blogs for Writers

Posted on September 20, 2010 by suehar

On Saturday, Courtney asked about my favorite blogs for writers.  Here they are. 1. http://cba-ramblings.blogspot.com/   This is super agent Rachelle Gardner’s blog.  Nearly every post is about writing or publishing. 2. http://rovingeditor.blogspot.com/   Sean Costello, a freelance book editor based in the … Continue reading →

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Luthier

Posted on September 17, 2010 by suehar

What the heck is a LUTHIER? That was my question when my husband first told me he wanted to become one.  Huh? That was also when I was told – by him – that a luthier is a person who … Continue reading →

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Guest Post

Posted on September 16, 2010 by suehar

Check out Super Agent Rachelle Gardner’s website today (9-16-10) http://cba-ramblings.blogspot.com/.  I have the great good fortune of being her Guest Blogger!  Hope you’ll leave a comment! Blessings, Sue

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Heart Breaker

Posted on September 15, 2010 by suehar

I love the story about the ancient Athabascan woman who was asked how to make moosehide moccasins.  Her reply?  “Well, first you kill a moose.” In other words, have a seat.  This is going to take a while.  When I’m asked, “How do you write … Continue reading →

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Photo Op

Posted on September 14, 2010 by suehar

Wow!  I’m excited!  This coming Thursday (Sept. 16) Rachelle Gardner – super agent with WordServe Literary – will feature one of my “ramblings” as the guest post on her Blog, http://cba-ramblings.blogspot.com/ .  The noise you hear is me cheering for joy at … Continue reading →

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Wild Word Fridays

Posted on September 10, 2010 by suehar

Now that I’ve been blogging for a few months and am more comfortable with the concept and the process, I hope to establish a Friday feature that will highlight words.  It’s always fun to find new words, odd words, overused … Continue reading →

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