In a recent conversation with my dad, we were chatting about book marketing and ideas on how to get the word out about my recent book, Who Left the Cork Out of My Lunch? He’s kind of a marketing guru, with a outside-the-box, creative bent. After an hour or so, as I gathered up my […]
If Women Ruled the World
I came across this quote one day that instantly had me laughing out loud, and my brain began writing a post even before I rushed down the hall to my office. “Can you imagine a world without men? No crime, and lots of fat, happy women.” ~ Marion Smith After much not-so-serious thought, and a […]
What Not to Say to a Writer
Writers are a funny breed. We’re highly imaginative and often extroverted but spend vast amounts of time alone. We freely share huge pieces of our lives without reservation or filters, but we’re also oddly reserved, preferring to spend our time connecting with people on paper rather than in real life. We’re fiercely private about our writing […]
Living the Frugal Life. Not so Much.
One recent, sunny afternoon, I decided to make a quick stop at the Taco Bell drive-through and, feeling pleased with my sudden surge of frugality, I reminded the clerk that I was eligible for the senior discount. He replied that although they didn’t actually have a discount, they did offer “older people” a free soft drink. Resisting the […]
It’s a Blog Tour! Hint: It’s Like Speed-Dating for Bloggers
A couple of weeks ago, I was invited by Parri Sontag, a fellow blogger, to participate in my first Blog Tour. The idea is to tell a bit about ourselves, then share 2-3 of our favorite blogs with our readers. Not unlike speed dating, where you’re given a few minutes to get to know someone, until the bell goes off and you […]
How to Write a Blog Post in 15 EZ Steps
A friend stopped by recently and announced she was thinking about starting a blog and she needed some advice. After I stopped snort-laughing about the fact that anyone would ask my advice about blogging, I agreed to explain my process of posting. “How do you get people to read your posts?” she asked. “That is what you’ll spend most of your […]
Priceless Mom Moments and a Guest Post. Check it Out!
So you know those days you roll out of bed and head off to work, anticipating a good, but uneventful day, quietly tending to your weekday To-Do list…when BAM, you get an email that puts a smile on your face and immediately puts your creative juices into overdrive? I recently had one of those days. […]
I Could Have Had a Baby By Now. Instead I Started a Blog
Nine months ago, Laugh Lines went “live.” I’d thought about starting a blog for some time, and had even halfheartedly tried it a year or two earlier. But it really had no purpose, no reason to exist, so when I quickly discovered that successful blogs are, plainly stated, a butt-load of WORK, my first attempt […]
My Second-Cousin’s Sister’s Boyfriend’s Goat Told Hubs I Have a Blog. And That’s How Rumors Get Started
My husband has never read my blog. Not once. Not. A. Single. Post. In his defense, he hates the computer, and generally sees it as a huge time-sucker that exists purely to frustrate him whenever he tries to look up the price of used fishing boats for sale within a 65-mile radius. If he needs […]
Call the Accountant. Maybe It’s Tax Deductible
A couple of weeks ago, two selections from Laugh Lines were selected for Book 4 of the Life Well Blogged series (“Parenting Gag Reels, Hilarious Writes and Wrongs, Take 26”). Like most new authors, I was beside myself with excitement at the thought of seeing my writing IN PRINT. When my first shipment of books […]
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