Last Blog Stops for September

Please drop by...

Devourer of Books for a review of The River, By Moonlight by Camille Marchetta

The Bluestocking Society for a review of Midwife of the Blue Ridge by Christine Blevins

Blog Stops!

Please visit

Flibbity Gibbet for a review of Midwife of the Blue Ridge by Christine Blevins

Mom Is Just A Nickname for a review of The River, By Moonlight by Camille Marchetta

Bookish Ruth for a review of The Heretic's Daughter by Kathleen Kent

One Blog Stop today!

Stop by Sharp Words for a fantastic review of The River, By Moonlight by Camille Marchetta.

Ch... ch... changes

Changes are afoot. I'm working through them now. Will post more later.

Two Blog Stops today!

Please drop by Hey Lady! Whatcha Readin'? for a review of The Heretic's Daughter by Kathleen Kent.

And then visit Writers, Witches and Words... Oh, My! for a review of Camille Marchetta's The River, By Moonlight.

Is your child a budding author?

Somewhere in my browsing of the web last week I found a cool website for kids who write!

Register for free at Tikatok, upload your child's illustrations and writings, and for right around $20.00, they'll ship you an actual book.

When my daughter was small, her aunt and uncle wrote a storybook for her. If something like this had been available then, I would have spent the money to have it hard bound. Check it out.

Blog Stops today!

Please visit -

She Reads Books for a review of The Heretic's Daughter by Kathleen Kent

Devourer of Books for a review of Midwife of the Blue Ridge by Christine Blevins

From The Cheap Seats for a review of The River, By Moonlight by Camille Marchetta

Freelance Writing stuff

Freelance Writing Jobs - FWJ branches out into radio today at Blog Talk Radio. The show starts at 11 am EST. Today's topic will be first freelance writing jobs and how things have changed since that first gig.

Blog Stops today!

Something She Wrote for a review of The Heretic's Daughter by Kathleen Kent

Jenn Hollowell: Author and Mixed Media Artist for a review of The River, By Moonlight by Camille Marchetta

Vitesis for a review of Midwife of the Blue Ridge by Christine Blevins

Two Blog Stops today!

Two more fantastic reviews!

Stop by Jenn Hollowell: Working Writer to read a review of Midwife of the Blue Ridge by Christine Blevins

and then, Book Room Reviews for a review of The Heretic's Daughter by Kathleen Kent

Also, check out this blog post about Book Trailers.

Honor the memory, but continue to live.

It's raining today. I turned on the television, but then promptly shut it off. I haven't forgotten and I never will.

Instead of being glued to the news, as I was seven years ago, I will take advantage of a day without children underfoot. I have lots of ideas for blog posts, a fantastic mystery to finish reading, a book review to write and a double batch of chocolate chip cookies to make. That should keep me busy until the kids arrive home around 3 pm.

In my way, I will honor the life, and lives, gifted to me. I will hug my boys a little longer when they come in the door. I will curl up next to my husband when I crawl into bed tonight. I will text my daughter the words "I love you." I will be present in the moment, because it is the only one that truly exists.

Blog Stops today!

The reviews for the books touring this month at Blog Stop Book Tours have been nothing less than stellar. The three today are living up to those before them!

Please visit -

From The Cheap Seats for a review of Midwife of the Blue Ridge by Christine Blevins

Writers, witches and words... oh, my! for a review of The Heretic's Daughter by Kathleen Kent

B&B ex libris for a review of The River, By Moonlight by Camille Marchetta

Two Blog Stops today - Midwife of the Blue Ridge and The Heretic's Daughter

Stop by -

The Book Faery Reviews for an excellent review of Midwife of the Blue Ridge by Christine Blevins

Literarily for an amazing review of The Heretic's Daughter by Kathleen Kent

More Blog Stops today - Midwife of the Blue Ridge, The River, By Moonlight and The Heretic's Daughter

Please stop by -

Hey Lady! Whatcha Readin'? for a review of The River, By Moonlight by Camille Marchetta.

Mama Needs A Book Contract for a review of Midwife of the Blue Ridge by Christine Blevins

Anything That Pays... A Freelance Writer's Blog for a review of The Heretic's Daughter by Kathleen Kent

Escape

I spent my early afternoon up at the local cemetery. No, no one died. It just happens to be the most peaceful place available to me lately.

My step-son is attending High School online, which means he's at home a couple of days a week when he's not working at Mickie D's. We have a DSL line and if more than one of us is connected to the 'net, my computer bogs down. So, instead of growing ever more frustrated, I decided to go read a book (for review) in my car at the cemetery.

It's actually kind of cozy. I tilt the steering wheel up, push the seat all the way back and get comfortable. Then I push the button for MN Public Radio and relax. I can hear the birds singing and the breeze blowing through the trees. And there's usually not a living soul around to interrupt me.

How do you escape when the need arises?

First day of the school year - 2008

All around the United States, stay-at-home and work-at-home Moms are breathing a sigh of relief right about now. Summer is fun, but it's really nice to send the kids off to school to fill their brains with knowledge, and get back to some semblance of normalcy.

I've already taken a shower (in a blissfully empty house), started a load of laundry and washed a sink full of dishes. I will be using the rest of my quiet time to straighten up and organize my office, finish reading Shadow of Colossus by T. L. Higley and quite possibly write a query letter or two. Blog Stop took what little time I had over the summer, so I REALLY want to get back to a bit of freelance writing.

September's Blog Stop Book Tours start today!

Please visit -

Mom Is Just A Nickname for a review of Midwife of the Blue Ridge by Christine Blevins

Devourer of Books for a review of The Heretic's Daughter by Kathleen Kent

The Bluestocking Society for a review of The River, By Moonlight by Camille Marchetta