I recently contributed an essay for "Why We Ride," a book about women motorcyclists.
"Why We Ride" contains stories from 100 incredible women riders! The stories will make you laugh and some will bring a tear to your eye ... but all of them are as incredible as the women who wrote them.
You can read my essay here:
www.lastchancerescuebook.com/writing.htm
To purchase the book, click here.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Monday, May 18, 2009
Won the Scholarship - Must Fly
Wow. A double-whammy day (and I mean that in a good way). First the Indie Awards, and then a letter from the Minnesota 99s - a women pilot organization - telling me I'd won a scholarship toward flight training!
And here I had just about decided my plate was FULL - no room for anything else - and that flying would have to wait!
So perhaps this is divine intervention? Or perhaps it's simply craziness... but I am NOT one to squander opportunity! (It might, however, have to wait until fall...)
And here I had just about decided my plate was FULL - no room for anything else - and that flying would have to wait!
So perhaps this is divine intervention? Or perhaps it's simply craziness... but I am NOT one to squander opportunity! (It might, however, have to wait until fall...)
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Last Chance Rescue Named Indie Award Finalist!
I've just gotten some fantastic news:
'Last Chance Rescue' has been named a Finalist in the Romance category of the 2009 Next Generation Indie Book Awards!
The Indie Book Awards recognize the best publications from small presses, mid-size independent publishers, university presses, e-book publishers, and self-published authors.
'Last Chance Rescue' will be listed as a Finalist in the 2009 Next Generation Indie Book Awards catalog which will be distributed at Book Expo America in New York later this month to thousands of attendees including book buyers, library representatives, media, industry professionals, and others.
Wa-hoooo!
'Last Chance Rescue' has been named a Finalist in the Romance category of the 2009 Next Generation Indie Book Awards!
The Indie Book Awards recognize the best publications from small presses, mid-size independent publishers, university presses, e-book publishers, and self-published authors.
'Last Chance Rescue' will be listed as a Finalist in the 2009 Next Generation Indie Book Awards catalog which will be distributed at Book Expo America in New York later this month to thousands of attendees including book buyers, library representatives, media, industry professionals, and others.
Wa-hoooo!
Thursday, May 7, 2009
SquiDoo, Peek-a-Boo
Does anybody else think this social networking thing is getting a little out of hand? MySpace, Facebook, LinkedIn and now SquiDoo (not to mention my author page on amazon.com)! But if you're gonna jump, you might as well jump in the DEEP end, right?
Yes, I - author extraordinaire that I am - now have not only a Facebook page, but also a SquiDoo page (oh, wait, they call it a "LENS"...) To check it out:
www.squidoo.com/lastchancerescue
If I weren't an author, just think about how much I'd be missing out on...
Yes, I - author extraordinaire that I am - now have not only a Facebook page, but also a SquiDoo page (oh, wait, they call it a "LENS"...) To check it out:
www.squidoo.com/lastchancerescue
If I weren't an author, just think about how much I'd be missing out on...
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
ME - a Writer??
I figured it would be a routine trip to the library. I go there often, and this time I stopped to chat with Diana (the head librarian). As I exited the library, a teenage girl stopped me to ask about Last Chance Rescue. Her questions boiled down to essentially this: how did I become a writer?
My attempt at answers felt entirely inadequate!
Fifteen minutes later, back in my car after picking up my daughter at daycare, I reflected on this question. The truth is, I've written all my life. But I have never thought of myself as a "writer"! Why, I wonder? Because I have so many other identifications (mom, wife, daughter, sister ... business owner ... motorcyclist ... you get the idea) that it had not occurred to me to add "writer" to that list?
Or is it because I don't "write" as a job? Honestly, I couldn't do it - it is HARD WORK! (And, I might add, not exactly a highly-paid occupation.) In fact, I wonder sometimes WHY I have undertaken a second one!
But the answer is "Yes" - I am a writer. I'm still getting used to that idea. The day I held my first copy of Last Chance Rescue was the first time I thought: oh my gosh, I'm an AUTHOR! Was it easy? NO WAY!! But do I like the feeling? YOU BET!
My attempt at answers felt entirely inadequate!
Fifteen minutes later, back in my car after picking up my daughter at daycare, I reflected on this question. The truth is, I've written all my life. But I have never thought of myself as a "writer"! Why, I wonder? Because I have so many other identifications (mom, wife, daughter, sister ... business owner ... motorcyclist ... you get the idea) that it had not occurred to me to add "writer" to that list?
Or is it because I don't "write" as a job? Honestly, I couldn't do it - it is HARD WORK! (And, I might add, not exactly a highly-paid occupation.) In fact, I wonder sometimes WHY I have undertaken a second one!
But the answer is "Yes" - I am a writer. I'm still getting used to that idea. The day I held my first copy of Last Chance Rescue was the first time I thought: oh my gosh, I'm an AUTHOR! Was it easy? NO WAY!! But do I like the feeling? YOU BET!
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