Splendid Serendipity

Tomorrow morning I leave for the farm and ranch where I grew up, to celebrate my father’s 80th birthday. Relatives and friends will be coming to South Dakota from Florida, Arizona, Colorado, Wyoming, Minnesota, Nebraska… While I plan to keep up with the July Intensity Project on my Everyday Intensity blog during the next few …

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Balancing Writing and Non-Writing Life

“If you want to write, stop qualifying yourself for every other job that is not writing. You need to search for more areas in which you are underqualified. That is humbling, isn’t it?” ~ Heather Sellers I’m continuing to read, slowly and steadily, Heather Sellers’ Page after Page, and it rewards me each day with …

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A tribute to my authors (via this literary life)

I stand by my claim: I have the best agent ever. Thank you, Bree! “’That’s what Mr. Squirrel Coat says. He read me the postcard,’ she explained. ‘He also offered to help build our house. And of course you will now do the work your father would have done.’ She put her hand on my …

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Congratulations to Kristi!

Thank  you to everyone who participated my book giveaway event last week! Kristi Helvig’s name drawn to win free copies of A Parent’s Guide to Gifted Teens and The Smart Teens’ Guide to Living with Intensity. You can follow her author blog and  book and movie review blog, and read an interview with her on …

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Tell Us We’re Home, by Marina Budhos

Please visit here for an updated version of this post. “A faithful friend is a sure shelter” With only one day left for a chance to win copies of free books for and about gifted teens, it seems the perfect time to write about Tell Us We’re Home, a novel by Marina Budhos for readers …

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