For most of my life I have been afraid of mummies. When I was five or six years old my parents let me stay up to watch Creature Feature every week — but just until the first commercial break. I was always tucked into bed with the lights out, sound asleep before any of the […]
Category Archives: Writing
I help people plan, write, and publish books. But whenever someone asks, “Can you help me write a book?” my answer is, “Yes, but who will buy it?” Before you write a book, you need to have an audience of people who love you and who will be waiting to buy it. Finding your audience […]
I am in the mood to answer questions today and I mentioned that on Twitter. The questions that came in were great, but they can’t be answered in 140 characters. So I’m posting them here. Please feel free to ask follow-up questions in the comments. Great question! Self publishing: The advantages here are that you have full control over your […]
You wanna go where everybody knows your name… (you’re singing the Cheers theme in your head, right?) And when you live in a small town, that’s anywhere once you’ve lived there for a while. But there are always favorite spots, haunts, and hangouts. For me that’s not a bar. The places where everybody knows my name […]
This week I am going to blog about knitting books that made me smile this year. The posts are coming in the order in which I found the books. Each is a mini-review with a list of what made me smile as I read the book. In the Footsteps of Sheep: Tales of a Journey through […]
I am going to blog about knitting books that made me smile this year.
This week I am going to blog about knitting books that made me smile this year. The posts are coming in the order in which I found the books. Each is a mini-review with a list of what made me smile as I read the book. 2. Knitting Stories: Personal Essays and Seven Coast Salish-Inspired Knitting […]
This week I am going to blog about knitting books that made me smile this year. The posts are coming in the order in which I found the books. Each is a mini-review with a list of what made me smile as I read the book. 1. Knitsonik Stranded Colourwork Sourcebook: A knitting book that shows you […]
Wow, I just learned two new ways to work socks from the book Knitting Scandinavian Slippers and Socks by Laura Farson.
I love this! — Send out your magic. Don’t be the last of your kind. We are the daughters of the Celts and the offspring of Druids and medieval mavens and the natives of the old world craft. And yes, God knows your name. Tell your tales and bewitch history, just like the mother mountains […]