Keep Your Oscars. I Got Me a Liebster!
I won! I won! No, it’s not a golden statue, and I don’t have to wear a sequined dress (But I’m going to. Seriously, how many opportunities do we get?) or give an acceptance speech on national TV in...
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My husband has never read my blog. Not once. Not. A. Single. Post. In his defense, he hates the computer, and generally sees it as a huge time-sucker that exists purely to frustrate him whenever he...
View ArticleI Could Have Had a Baby By Now. Instead I Started a Blog
Nine months ago, Laugh Lines went “live.” I’d thought about starting a blog for some time, and had even halfheartedly tried it a year or two earlier. But it really had no purpose, no reason to exist,...
View ArticleIt’s a Blog Tour! Hint: It’s Like Speed-Dating for Bloggers
A couple of weeks ago, I was invited by Parri Sontag, a fellow blogger, to participate in my first Blog Tour. The idea is to tell a bit about ourselves, then share 2-3 of our favorite blogs with our...
View ArticleWhat Not to Say to a Writer
Writers are a funny breed. We’re highly imaginative and often extroverted but spend vast amounts of time alone. We freely share huge pieces of our lives without reservation or filters, but we’re also...
View ArticleHow Dad Learned to Go From Blog-to-Book. In One Day
In a recent conversation with my dad, we were chatting about book marketing and ideas on how to get the word out about my recent book, Who Left the Cork Out of My Lunch? He’s kind of a marketing guru,...
View ArticleThe Big Booty Book Bundle Giveaway, Edition 6!
I love books. All kind of books. I love paperback books, hardcover books, eReaders, and audio books. I love romance, history, humor, contemporary, poetry, and books to put on my coffee table because...
View ArticleSocial Media was Stealing My Love of Writing. I’m Stealing it Back
I grew up in an entrepreneurial family. We were taught early that “nothing happens until somebody sells something.” My parents churned out six reasonably successful adults with a shared passion for...
View ArticleIt’s a Blog Tour! Hint: It’s Like Speed-Dating for Bloggers
A couple of weeks ago, I was invited by Parri Sontag, a fellow blogger, to participate in my first Blog Tour. The idea is to tell a bit about ourselves, then share 2-3 of our favorite blogs with our...
View ArticleWhat Not to Say to a Writer
Writers are a funny breed. We’re highly imaginative and often extroverted but spend vast amounts of time alone. We freely share huge pieces of our lives without reservation or filters, but we’re also...
View ArticleHow Dad Learned to Go From Blog-to-Book. In One Day
In a recent conversation with my dad, we were chatting about book marketing and ideas on how to get the word out about my recent book, Who Left the Cork Out of My Lunch? He’s kind of a marketing guru,...
View ArticleThe Big Booty Book Bundle Giveaway, Edition 6!
I love books. All kind of books. I love paperback books, hardcover books, eReaders, and audio books. I love romance, history, humor, contemporary, poetry, and books to put on my coffee table because...
View ArticleSocial Media was Stealing My Love of Writing. I’m Stealing it Back
I grew up in an entrepreneurial family. We were taught early that “nothing happens until somebody sells something.” My parents churned out six reasonably successful adults with a shared passion for...
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