I am from family dinners of meat and boiled potatoes at the table each night, from Coca-Cola and road-trips for ice cream and chip truck fish and chips (french fries), salt & vinegar potato chips that leave your mouth numb, soccer games with the … [Read more]
You Want To Be A Writer? Write!
People often ask me how did I get to where I am now with my writing. Did I go to school? "I want to do what you do, but I don't have your talent." The prevailing idea seems to be you've either got talent or you don't, those are the cards you're … [Read more]
How A Recipe Feels Like A Memory
Is there a memory from your childhood that sneaks up like a shadow? "Ain't it funny how a melody sounds like a memory." ~Eric Church My grandmother left me her recipes. My grandmother was a farmer's wife, mother to seven, grandmother to 21. She … [Read more]
When We Only Remember The Good Parts
"You're going to miss this someday, when they're all grown up." Ever received a well-intentioned comment like this? I used to roll my eyes and brush it off. Lady, you have no idea what kind of day I've had. I've been puked on, peed on, dealt with a … [Read more]
Why Writers Should Be Wrecked with Jeff Goins
This summer I entered an online book tour contest to host the author of Wrecked on my blog...and I Won! I don't win anything very often so this is a big deal for me. I tend to the be the 1 in 10,000 in a bad way usually. I follow Jeff Goins' blog, … [Read more]
The Litigous Side of Blogging
This week on the Candid Writer...An interview with award-winning photojournalist Brent Foster. It was a crazy week in the blogsphere. Are you still feeling the ripples? Fellow WANA blogger Roni Loren (trad published romance author) posted a candid … [Read more]