by Lydia | Sep 26, 2014 | Book reviews/interviews, Life/Writing update, Published Stories
Yesterday, I met with about 25 other members of the Cherokee Roundtable writing group at the estimable Don Ray’s home to celebrate the release of our groups anthology, “Christmas Greetings” – a collection of short stories, poems, and plays with...
by Lydia | Sep 20, 2014 | Uncategorized
One of the most important questions we can ask ourselves is why we do what we do. Not only for healthy self-reflection, but to focus our efforts and cut out the things in our lives that don’t have a good enough “why”. Whether you write prolifically,...
by Lydia | Sep 13, 2014 | Advice on Publishing, Platform building/Social Media, Writing Resources
This past Saturday I went to an excellent writing workshop that not only equipped me with useful and empowering information, but also re-motivated me to work on my book. It was like creativity shock therapy to my muse! The workshop was sponsored by the J. Camille...
by Lydia | Sep 4, 2014 | Life/Writing update
You probably expect me to write about how I couldn’t stop thinking about my book while I was on my trip. Or, that I kept having to stop on the trail and jot down story ideas in my handy-dandy notebook (I did keep stopping, but it was because of mushrooms, and...
by Lydia | Aug 29, 2014 | Advice on Publishing, Life/Writing update
Today I want to tell a story, share a vision, and offer an encouragement. A Story….. My story happened last Sunday. My husband and I went to meet a friend of ours, we’ll call her Sally, for lunch. Soon after we arrived at the restaurant, David got a call...
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