Blog Entries - October 2008

Why register?

wordshop1@verizon.net — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 06:00:00 +0100

I've been asked to explain the advantages in signing up for this website and newsletter, so I'm going to give you a few reasons. But before I do, I want to promise that your e-mail addresses and any personal information you might provide will be held strictly confidential. We will not use your information for any purpose other than keeping you updated.

But why bother?

Well, let me give you a little list:

1. UPDATES: about new books well in advance of public [...]

Bragging about my sister-in-law

wordshop1@verizon.net — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 06:00:00 +0100

My sister-in-law is a remarkable woman. I've always known that. I'd love her secret for fitting 90 hours into a day, doing all kinds of hard work, traveling for the company, doing community service and still managing to be one of the world's best moms and wives. I admire her beyond words.

She is now receiving some of the recognition she so justly deserves in her professional life, so excuse me if I brag a little about my sister-in-law, a great role model for young wome [...]

Sometimes it's tough

wordshop1@verizon.net — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 06:00:00 +0100

Life shakes us all up sometimes. The old quote "Life is what happens when you're making other plans" (attributed to John Lennon but first written by a female writer in the 1930s whose name stubbornly escapes me) is apt.

We all know those times when things seem to happen one after another, barely letting us catch our breath. Between the economic news, the sad loss of one of my beloved dogs, and a bunch of other stuff, I've been panting for a few weeks now.

So [...]