Tag Archives: Bloggers of Distinction

Two women who spread peace with bread and circuits

Nov

03

May their children e-mail one another and not bomb one another May they download each other’s mother’s bread recipes This line from the poem “Fayetteville as in Fate” comes from E-mails from Scheherazad , a 2003 collection by Professor Mohja … Continue reading →

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An Inspiring Friend and Fellow Blogger: Gayle Trotter

May

24

“When I interview people I want to find out how they got where they are, what their journey has been.” — Gayle Trotter I met Gayle because our husbands are friends and colleagues at the same law firm. I knew … Continue reading →

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Author Profile: Leslie Pietrzyk

Apr

24

Leslie Pietrzyk is one of my favorite authors, teachers, and creative mentors, and she’s funny and a great source of recipes and restaurant recommendations. Her Work-in-Progress blog is helpful to writers in the DC area, and everywhere else. For example, … Continue reading →

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“McQuestionable Musings” about Self-Publishing

Apr

21

Karen McQuestion is one of the most successful novelists to emerge from Amazon’s CreateSpace platform. To quote her bio: “I’m the author of six books, including the novel, A Scattered Life, which has been optioned for film. Five of those … Continue reading →

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Kentucky Eats and Wildcats

Mar

31

I don’t know a basketball from a matzo ball, but my daughter, husband, and in-laws are big fans of the Wildcats. We were in Lexington, KY this past weekend when UK beat North Carolina. In the University of Kentucky’s paper, … Continue reading →

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Self-Publishing and Self-Formatting a Novel

Jan

20

I’m excited to announce that Leslie Pietrzyk (novelist/writer/literary blogger extraordinaire) just published an article I wrote about my self-publishing/self-formatting experience. The article appears on her Work-in-Progress blog, and it is a step-by-step overview of the lessons I learned from publishing my … Continue reading →

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Reading Recommendations for Cookie-Baking

Dec

16

These are free and online: 1) Mimi Cummins at www.christmas-cookies.com. Her site doesn’t  have swanky graphics or a social media pedigree because it was created pre-TwitterFace, but it is comprehensive. In fact, only by reading a zillion articles about Christmas … Continue reading →

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Author Profile: Cynthia Harrison

Dec

02

Author Profile: Cynthia Harrison Cynthia Harrison’s first book, Your Words, Your Story, is part memoir, part new writer’s guide. Cindy has been a staff reviewer for RT Book Review and Publishers Weekly and has published poetry, fiction, and features for … Continue reading →

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