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judging others
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Do ghosts exist?
Replied May. 28, 2007
How would you deal with this?
Replied May. 20, 2007
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Nonplussed Nonfiction
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Beach Tales
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Ghost Hunters
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- Are you an Author, Reader, Publisher, Editor, Agent or Other?
- I am a writer, and homemaker in the country.
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- I have a blog, but not a website.
- About Me:
- I stay at home to take care of my kids. My husband is an Executive Chef at a country club and country living is a new thing for us. These are the stories that I write about in my blogs.
- Do you have a blog site?
- http://www.houseonthegladehill.blogspot.com
- Favorite Books:
- The Big Stone Gap series, anything by Jodi Piccoult, Randy Wayne White, Nelson De Mille, Becky Mushko, and Alice Sebold
- Favorite Bookstores on land or cyberspace
- Any place from Barnes and Noble to Goodwill
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Hunting for stories...
As my kids head off to school, I run out to interview and research for my ghost book. I have run into Historical Societies that do not want to share so far. What could be next? Last night I contacted someone for a story I had known about, but wanted an inside source on. I am very excited! She will give me an interview and I may have gotten another lead from this person for another story.
I know October will bring all of the good stories out into the open, but I would love to be done wi
… ContinuePosted on August 29, 2007 at 12:33pm —
Summer days, are you ending soon?
As an avid lover of all things autumn and fall, I cannot WAIT to let go of these hot and humid days and embrace the pumpkin spice latte season around the bend.
Today, as I was cleaning and vacuuming, I noticed it was a little darker than usual outside. It was raining!! I was jumping for joy! It only lasted 15 minutes. ugh...
Posted on August 13, 2007 at 3:57pm —
The Hanek Hotel
I have been so busy this past two weeks. It is not because I have projects to work on - although I do. It is season for our house to become a hotel for family and friends.
When we lived near Orlando, FL and worked at Disney, we had people coming out of the woodwork. Every year from April to October, we ha
… ContinuePosted on July 25, 2007 at 9:17am —
White Gloves?
Well, this week I have at least three books to read. My husband is on a short vacation. Now, both sisters-in law are coming for a visit. I love having people over - don't get me wrong, but I am destined to clean and clean and clean some more for the entourage arriving today.
I am sure some people come to visit with white gloves in hand, ready to find a way to criticize your cleaning ability. The funny thing is, I love a clean house, I have the ability, I just believe that there are mor
… ContinuePosted on July 9, 2007 at 9:26am —
Ho Hum
Ahhhhh.... Sunday morning! The day of absolute rest! I have plans to do as little as possible today. With my hubby working till noon and then back to close up the country club at 7, we can't do a whole lotta running around. I will vacuum, finish the laundry and do the dishes today. That is it!! I also plan to methodically devour the Sunday Newspaper.
I love paper delivery. It's like Christmas!! You walk out to you newspaper box every morning, and abracadabra - you have a newspaper, pro
… ContinuePosted on June 24, 2007 at 7:05am — 3 Comments
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Slides, Anyone?
I added a few slides of my books to my blogspot. I'm not sure yet if they should stay on or not.Do you have more trouble loading my blogspot with the slides up? Do you like them or are they too distracting?
A Christmas Tree Already
On the way home from work yesterday, I passed a house that already had a lighted and decorated Christmas tree up and showing by the window.Is it not too soon for that? In my mind, the day after Thanksgiving is when the Christmas Season starts. That's when it's fair game to put up a tree and decorations and start shopping. The way things are going this year, I'll be lucky if I get organized enough to decorate a few days before Christmas.
With our dog, Rascal, who lives up to her name, we'll probably go with a fiber optic small tree on top of an end table. One of these days I may pull put the larger tree from the box in the basement and set it up, but not until our doggy is a little more sedate. I don't feel like chasing her to get ornaments out of her mouth. I will be putting up knick knacks, lights inside and decorations on the walls, so it will still look Christmasy. No lights outside because for some reason we have no outlets outside.
While we're on the subject of Christmas trees and such, be sure to add holidays in your books. You can mention decorations and lights or Easter eggs and baskets, or even mattress sales in your descriptions to ground the reader as to the season.
Now, back to that tree I saw. What about you? When do you decorate for Christmas? What do you put up?
Winners and Losers at the CMAs and Life
I love country music and almost every country performer. While watching the CMAs, I enjoyed seeing the winners accept their awards. On the other hand, it was hard for me to see the losers do their best to appear gracious and for the most part succeeding.For every winner, there's a loser. In life and in books, it's the same way. How people react to their good and bad fortune shows what their characters are made of. You don't have to tell a reader who the good guy or bad guy is. Let their actions speak for themselves. The readers are smart enough to figure it out.
PS Can't finish this blog without saying - You Rock, Taylor Swift! You are one smart, talented teenager! Congrats on all your awards, especially, Entertainer of the Year!!!
CMA Awards Tonight and Twitter
One of my favorite shows is on tonight - the CMA Awards. If you're a country music fan, you're probably like me and will be glued to the TV 8pm EST, or in my case 7pm, in the flatlands of Illinois.Almost all my favorite performers will be there, except I hear that Rascal Flatts can't make it.
I'll be on Twitter during the show also. That's part of the fun of it - discussing and dissecting outfits, performers, songs and even commercials, kind of like I'm at a giant party with people who all go for the same thing and want to share.
What about you? What kind of music do you like? Do you tweet during a favorite show or event?
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I will be on later tonight to write my story for your blog. I am going to stick with the Gettysburg story. Talk to you later!
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Our visit was fun...we should do that more often! Girls morning out. How about guest blogging on www.Spiritualvisitations.blogspot.com? I know you've got to have a story or two. Maybe that lighthouse where Ghost Hunters visited in Florida?
Talk to you later!
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