"Either write something worth reading, or do something worth writing..." Benjamin Franklin Like many writers this month, I've set my NaNoWriMo goals, slowly but surely achieving my word count objectives. I have to be honest--my challenge is based utilizing the months of planning that has resulted in an outline for book 7; Blood on the Vines: Harvest at Castlewood Manor. I haven't started from scratch, but none-the-less am doing my best to take advantage of the writing momentu

'From sea to shining sea...' from the song America the Beautiful has been stuck in my mind these last few days. I've pulled a few of my fav coastal pics to include today---the beautiful blues of the ocean and jagged shorelines get me every time. #Halloween came and went, ushering in #November with a quiet, calm resolve. As the rest of the world goes into yet another COVID lockdown, here in the U.S. we're sheltering in place, preparing for the outcome of an election that has d

I thought I'd throw out a #challenge to the #WritingCommunity this week since we're about to head into #NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) and the busiest (at least it used to be) #book buying season of the year with the upcoming #holidays. For this challenge, I'm going to assume you have a product to sell (and quality is in the eyes of the beholders, er, reader/spenders). I've taken many sales classes and tutorials during my previous career selling software. After thir