Category: the paris notebook

  • Please Mister Postman

    I’ve been waiting patiently. Almost missed my BFN’s (best friend neighbor) birthday surprise. But, just in the nick of time, Mr. Postman came through. I live in a tiny town and everyone except me knows him by name. I think it’s Ron. Love my dirt road even though Al refuses to wash my car anymore because I can’t help…

  • Finally, Something For You:)

    I’ve already announced that from October 1-5 Blue Heaven will be free for everyone on Kindle. You don’t need a Kindle to buy it, you just need the app, which is free on iTunes. As is my tradition, in my blog birthday month, I like to give presents to my readers. I finally figured out what I want…

  • Discovering Theme

    Alice Munro has a new book of stories out. In Dear Life, the final four stories are as close to memoir, she says, that she’ll ever write. I was disappointed when a reviewer mentioned that the quartet takes place when Munro was a young girl growing up on a fox farm in Ontario, Canada. She’s…

  • The Rules of Romance

    I have a guest post right here at my friend Terri’s website. Some people are just so nice and encouraging, and she’s one of them. She offered to host me, she helped me brainstorm an idea, and it turned out to be something I really wanted to blog about. It’s all about what I learned about…

  • Indie vs ePub

    I have three published books, published three different ways. I will never, ever, ever again self-publish because it is way too difficult, costs too much, and the books take up a lot of room in my closet. It was right at the time, but not going forward. My next book was an indie novel and then…