Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

Best wishes for a joyous Christmas and Happy New Year!

May the blessings of the season surround you!

May your inspiration flow throughout 2009!

Sunday, December 21, 2008

Countdown Continues


12 Days to Go! Time Flies! Even more so around the holidays! I'm busting at the seams and for those that know me, know I love to talk. To keep the lid on this has not been easy.

To recap:
It's not a book deal...but it is an offer just as good!

It's the best of both worlds...keeps me writing and working from home...which is very important to my availability for my family.

This is my last teaser/hint for 2009...stay tuned for January 1, 2009!

Blessings for a Joyous Holiday Season and Happy New Year!

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

The Writer Mama December Sell-A-Bration


Christina Katz is having a sell-a-bration over at the Writer Mama blog http://www.thewritermama.wordpress.com/ during the month of December!

Christina has invited her students to share their success stories geared towards the topic A Review of Your 2008 Successes or Steps You Took Towards Success or Tips You Can Offer Other Writer Mamas based on a round up of what you accomplished this year. Or even just one thing you accomplished this year that makes you feel like you are moving forward.
My synopsis of 2008 will be posted on Friday, December 19th.

Cruise on over, get inspired and cheer your fellow writer mama's on.

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Honest Scrap Award



I so enjoy waking up to surprises and giggled when I received the award to Honest Scrap. Lea Schizas – http://www.thewritingjungle.blogspot.com/ honored me with this treat. Thanks, Lea!

Below are the guidelines when winning the Honest Scrap award:


1. List 10 honest things about yourself (make it interesting, even if you have to dig deep!)

2. Pass the award on to 7 bloggers


So let's start with the 10 honest things about myself:


1. I’m finally getting comfortable with my abilities as a writer.


2. When people ask me what I do for a living I respond with I’m a children’s writer and forget about my other job as a web designer and personal assistant.


3. I tell my kids not to answer the phone until we check the caller id…they are finally getting the hang of it.


4. It gets under my skin when people ask for your advice, you give it, and they get angry at your response.


5. I wanted to be a reporter when I was younger.


6. I don't have tolerance for backstabbers…nice to your face, then mean when you walk away…some people never left the high school mentality behind.


7. I cook the same meals over and over again. Kids like them, so I’ll stick to it.


8. I mix whites and colored clothes together at times to hurry up and save some time.


9. I despise it when people think you really aren’t working because you are doing it from home and think they can dump their kid on you.

10. I like the lead up to Christmas, the fun of picking out the perfect present, decorating and baking, but not the actual day…too many expectations from relatives.


Here are 7 blogs (in no particular order) I believe deserve this award now. Remember, this award is given to those who have the gut to say it as it is, to tell the Honest Scrap:



3. L. Diane Wolfe - Circle of Friends - http://www.circleoffriendsbooks.blogspot.com/




Sunday, December 14, 2008

Countdown to Special Announcement Continues

It has been requested that I give more of a hint.
It's NOT a book deal...don't dispair...I'm not disappointed.
It's an offer just as exciting and
it's in the children's publishing industry.
That's all for now!


We all hear and read about marketing and creating a platform for our writing careers.

My announcement will prove how beneficial and true it all is.

But not yet though...it can't be announced until January 1, 2009.

Friday, December 12, 2008

Musing Our Children Holiday Newsletter


It's the holidays and at the Muse we're feeling generous.
For parents/teachers/ children: get your FREE 27 page Holiday 2008 Pages and Pens issue.
Go to Musing our Children http://musingourchildren.tripod.com, then to NEWSLETTER, and grab the PDF from the site.

Thursday, December 11, 2008

Stories for Children Magazine Talks with Children's Author Terry Pierce


MEDIA RELEASE

CONTACT: VS Grenier

Editor, Stories for Children Magazine


Phone: 800-670-4416

For Immediate Release

SFC Magazine Talks with Children’s Author Terry Pierce.

Terry Pierce chatted with Gayle Jacobson-Huset, Fiction/Poetry Editor at Stories for Children Magazine about the joys of writing for children. Gayle asked Pierce some tough questions such as: “You've written a ton of children's books. Which one is your personal favorite and why?” The two ladies had a great time covering Pierce’s writing career, not to mention Pierce’s latest book Blackberry Banquet, just released by Sylvan Dell Publishing this fall.

When asked about her next project, Pierce had this to say:
“I’m actually working on multiple projects, but the main one is a young adult adventure story about a teenage girl whose family is facing emotional difficulties. As a favor to her dad, she goes on a teen backpacking trip with an adventure organization while he is in the field teaching a college summer school class. Unfortunately, the hikers end up deep in the backcountry with their guide injured, so it is up to the girl and two other teens to hike out to safety. Let’s just say I don’t make it easy for them! I’m also working on a picture book about dinosaurs (I LOVE dinosaurs) and a non-fiction easy reader series about marine life.”

Terry Pierce is an award-winning children’s author. To read more of Pierce’s interview with Fiction/Poetry Editor Gayle Jacobson-Huset visit Stories for Children Magazine at http://storiesforchildrenmagazin.org/

There are many wonderful articles and stories in the December 2008 winter issue of Stories for Children Magazine to share with children ages 3 to 12 years old.
Learn more about Stories for Children Magazine visit: http://storiesforchildrenmagazine.org/
Full Media Kit, Magazine Cover Art, and more are available upon request electronically.

Monday, December 8, 2008

Hint/Teaser to Special Announcement


I'm dropping a little bone (teaser) for my valued readers.

Okay...it's not a book deal...it's something on a continuous basis where my networking skills will be essential.

Stay tuned for more Sunday, 12/14.


Sunday, December 7, 2008

Special Announcement Countdown Continues

Unexpected and welcome offer presented to me.

Networking has again proven to be instrumental in moving one's writing career in a positive direction.

What offer is this anyway?

Keep checking back!

Friday, December 5, 2008

Book Signings


Hi, All. I have a couple of announcements.

Book Signing for my young adult novel Rebel in Blue Jeans
Saturday, Dec. 6, 2008, from 2 - 6 PM
Hastings Books Music & Videos
2801 Southwest Parkway
Wichita Falls, TX

If you're in the area, please stop by and say "Hi."

Also, I'll be signing copies of my book on

Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2008, from 5 - 8 PM
Tom Burnett Memorial Library
410 W. Alameda St.
Iowa Park, TX

Rebel and I would love to meet you. Hope to see you there.

Thursday, December 4, 2008

The Magician's Book


The Magician's Book

A Skeptic's Adventures in Narnia
By Laura Miller

THE MAGICIAN'S BOOK is the story of one reader's long, tumultuous relationship with C.S. Lewis' The Chronicles of Narnia. Enchanted by its fantastic world as a child, prominent critic Laura Miller returns to the series as an adult to uncover the source of these small books' mysterious power by looking at their creator, Clive Staples Lewis. What she discovers is not the familiar, idealized image of the author, but a more interesting and ambiguous truth: Lewis's tragic and troubled childhood, his unconventional love life, and his intense but ultimately doomed friendship with J.R.R. Tolkien. ... more