Writing update! You get ideas from the strangest places sometimes! Sometimes it's not even from what you see but from what you taste, smell, feel or hear. I love to take pics of my daughter. I took a few recently where she looked far older than what she already does. At just 3 and a half she can easily pass for a 6 or 7 year old but in this one ( Read more... )

Review by: Hal Friesen on July 08, 2013 :
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Here's my first review of a story on smashwords. I'll post more as I get a chance. This one is even free to try out!

https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/316888?ref=MelodieLeclercThis book is formatted well for the ikobo which made me ecstatic at the very start since so many others weren't. I was actually able to read the whole thing easily ( Read more... )

Okay, funny story with my daughter... we had just left Mason's birthday party and she knew that when we got home it would be bedtime. As we're in the car she strikes up a new and improved argument against it... in front of us the sky was still a bright blue but on the left hand side it was dark because of some darker clouds. My daughter points out ( Read more... )

Last day of the conference was the BEST day of the conference Natasha Deen session with Sigmund Brouwer, Cathy Ostlere, and Janet Gurtler was the highlight of the conference for me... plus Corin Raymond's performance was awesome if you get a chance to look him up - DO. And a note... the lunch that was served was okay... until I decided to try the ( Read more... )

So the conference is done for today - still tomorrow to go yet. I enjoyed listening to Rosemary Shipton one of the keynote speakers talk about the changing environment of publishing/writing and editing. Also found it interesting to hear of a major success story with self-publishing... I wish she could have explained more about how she did it but ( Read more... )

Sold two of the CDs we put together (so we had hard copies) to sell and sign at the tradeshow and we've had 11 samples for my anthology downloaded and one copy has been sold already!  I'm so excited!!!!

My book is up on Smashwords! I'm officially a published author in my own right! If you're interested in supporting me you can get a copy of the ebook yourself, gift it to someone else or share this post on your pages! Please spread the word - getting published and realizing your life-long dream is a BIG deal. *SO EXCITED!*

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Okay tomorrow is the day that the Anthology becomes available on www.smashwords.com It's called Don't Chew on the Sharp End of the Pencil and even better is that it's a FREE download.  Spread the word to your friends and family especially if they are in the process of becoming writers or if they've ever wanted to write!

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