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I teach Public Speaking to college and high school students, and one thing we talk about is “Shared Meaning.”…
April 7, 2024I teach Public Speaking to college and high school students, and one thing we talk about is “Shared Meaning.”…
April 7, 2024“Your the best!” “Let’s go over their.” “The Smith’s” Are you cringing? I am. Welcome to my world. Am…
March 6, 2024There’s a story of a family whose electricity went out one night. The various children tried to maneuver in…
September 6, 2023“Walking on Sunshine” “You are my Sunshine” “Keep on the Sunny Side” Okay, which one are you singing right…
August 6, 2023Ahhh, Valentine’s Day . . . the holiday of love. Does it make you have warm feelings? Or queasy,…
February 7, 2023Students in my second-grade classroom love reading funny books. There is a bit of science behind the attraction. Laughter…
February 8, 2022I love writing conferences. If you have been reading this blog for very long, you already know that, because…
October 6, 2021I had a post due today, but I was reading. I mean, for a writer, isn’t that a good…
August 6, 2021I’ve been to two writers conferences (one in-person, one virtual) in the last few weeks, and, boy, is my…
July 7, 2021As I write this, I’m getting ready to attend my first in-person writers conference in two years. I have…
June 6, 2021It’s almost SWCS, or Summer Writers Conference Season, for those of you who don’t know. I attended my first…
May 6, 2021I always say that a book that can make me laugh and cry is an outstanding book that will…
March 23, 2021It was Sunday. I woke up fairly early (that’s 8 or 8:30 for me) and looked at the date.…
February 6, 2021“God hears and remembers your childhood dreams.” I read this phrase on a social media post by author Angela…
January 6, 2021As you are reading this, it is December, the last month in the slog that has been 2020. Many…
December 6, 2020Writing your book should be something that the author finds interesting. However, in the long run, you aren’t writing the…
November 21, 2020Happy Journalversary to me! Yes, I made up a word, but, as I write this post, it’s a very…
November 6, 2020They say to write what you know. Have you ever wondered who they are? I think they are the…
October 6, 2020During my senior year of college, I took a class called “Psychology of Advertising,” taught by a first-time adjunct…
September 6, 2020Thank God for retro television channels. I never pictured myself as a “golden oldie.” I used to cringe whenever…
August 6, 2020I remember watching a Carol Burnett Show sketch that spoofed the old Mickey Rooney/Judy Garland musicals. You know the…
July 10, 2020So, how’s life going, y’all? As I write this post, our country has been in pandemic lockdown for over…
June 6, 2020I released a book during a pandemic. What’s new with you? I waited years upon years to see a…
May 6, 2020These days, I frequently see my social media contacts expressing the same sentiment: “I’m too distracted to write.” In…
April 11, 2020What if you write for a website called “Almost An Author” and then you actually get a book contract?…
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