Archive for the 'Thoughts' Category

My beginner’s luck continues to hold.

Sunday, January 25th, 2009

 Hallmark Magazine has featured Remember the Sweet Things as the “New Book We Love” in their February/March issue. This is my fourth time to appear in the magazine and, as usual, they have created a visual pleaser. The book cover pops out at you, and the mix of typeface colors draw you in for a [...]

A Thank You Note to Helen and Hallmark

Sunday, January 4th, 2009

       Never before published, I was luckier than I knew when Hallmark Magazine (http://www.hallmarkmagazine.com) bought my story about Marsh and the Sweet Things List. Executive Editor Helen Rogan and her art department took that story and honed and polished it into an eight-page gem. They framed the photos I sent them to look [...]

A Long Wait

Sunday, November 16th, 2008

This book and I have endured a long incubation period, thanks to a publication date set for late January, to coincide with Valentine’s Day. We finished the last round of revisions in early summer, which for me has meant many months of anticipation and anxiety. Will anyone other than family and friends want to read this book? I ask [...]