Banana Plants – Literally!

My husband commutes to the Cape from NY every weekend. When he arrives on Friday night, I hold the door open while he brings in his gear. Last night he went back out to his truck after bringing in the last suitcase. He came to the door with a six foot potted banana plant. "Surprise!", . . . → Read More: Banana Plants – Literally!

Why?

When the season changed from summer to fall and I embarked upon a journey of new directions to change with it, that word "why" kept resurfacing.  When I opened my business in June (see it – over there on the left? I figured out how to put it there yesterday!) anyway, when I first opened . . . → Read More: Why?

Chiclets, Widgets, & Whatsits

My Ultimate Blog Challenge certainly is living up to its word. Since I’ve written everyday for two years now, it isn’t posting that’s giving me a run for my money. First I had to figure out how to post to the challenge sight. That took all morning yesterday. This morning presented new challenges of its . . . → Read More: Chiclets, Widgets, & Whatsits

The Summer of the Gypsy Moths – Cape Cod Children’s Writers Blog

Tomorrow, children’s author Sara Pennypacker, will be doing a signing at Titcomb’s Bookshop here in Sandwich, at 4pm. She will be introducing her latest middle grade novel, The Summer of the Gypsy Moths, so yesterday I downloaded and read the book. I absolutely loved it. Once again Pennypacker masters the art of weaving internal and . . . → Read More: The Summer of the Gypsy Moths – Cape Cod Children’s Writers Blog

Tale of a Home Business

Monday morning I was standing in my kitchen with my hands on the counter, looking around while fear and anxiety slowly took hold. Three weeks ago, on a similar Monday morning, the same thing happened. Both Monday mornings were the start of independent projects for me. Getting my book published, and starting a small business . . . → Read More: Tale of a Home Business

Time In The Sandbox – Cape Cod Children’s Writers Blog

Yesterday, an hour of what I have now deemed “my writing work time” was spent reading the author interviews in the Children’s Writers & Illustrators Market. This past week I have become obsessed with this book. I have read many “how to” books on everything from editing your own work to how to write a . . . → Read More: Time In The Sandbox – Cape Cod Children’s Writers Blog