For the Love of BEACH! Are you a Thalassophile? [/THəˈlasəˌfīl/]? If you have a love for the beach and being near the ocean, then you are a thalassophile! I confess a deep-rooted love. When I’m fortunate enough to drive to the Gulf of Mexico, it is torturous if I cannot take the scenic route. It …
April is National Poetry Month In April we celebrate National Poetry Month. Poetry is an entirely different art form than the writing of novels. But poetry and songs are the medium that I first used many years ago as a creative expression. Although there are many devoted fans of poetry, it is safe to surmise …
Set Your Mood for Valentine’s When it comes to celebrating Valentine’s Day for book lovers, there is nothing quite like curling up with a good book and a cup of tea on a chilly February evening. You are set and ready for pages to turn forgetting all else but the world you hold in your …
Gratitude, although intangible, is something we can create. Of course, feeling appreciation is wonderful. Maybe I experience it most easily when I’m given something as a gift I’ve longed to possess or when someone serves my favorite meal. Beyond ‘thank you’ is a place of being in gratitude. Here my eyes open to what I …
Books on Audio–Yes or No? Do you listen to Audiobooks? Or maybe you are considering trying one. Perhaps before we explore the pros and cons I’ve researched, we should define what is an audiobook. To loosely quote Wikipedia, an audiobook, also known as a ‘talking book’ is a recording for a book being read aloud …
You can conquer your To-Be-Read Pile and Read More. I was surprised to discover a recent survey claiming one-third of all adults in the US desire to read more books. That is approximately 86 million people who wish for more time to read. Maybe it starts with a wish, but we will need a little …
Book Genres for Every Month of Birth I was born in the month of April and find all the various symbols assigned to my birth month interesting. There are flowers, gemstones, star signs, moon signs, numbers, and a host of others. As an author, I thought, why are there no books? I mean if you …
Clearing out your office space I realized is self-care. For too long, I had neglected this important act of self-care, clearing out my office clutter. After completing my current manuscript and submitting it to the publisher, I kept a promise to myself. A promise to clean up my office space. It was long overdue. And …
Boyfriends. I ‘ve had a few. And friends of the opposite sex, I have had even more! But book boyfriends, I have many. I may not have acquired them all at once, but chances are they will remain mine for all time. And some of them may also be yours! And that is what I …
Have you struggled with claiming independence for your personal working space? During 2020, many workers discovered the work at home model. No doubt, some welcomed it as fresh; something they had always hoped to do. Also, without a doubt, many experienced unexpected challenges, and outright impossibilities (three school age children at home and remote learning) …