Ten years ago today, according to my Facebook memories, I had a party, a book launch party to celebrate my one and only published book. I have to mention published because although I had written a lot of stuff, including a novel, a memoir, and some kid’s books, only one book was ever published. I … Continue reading Ten Years Ago Today
Clickety-click, clickety-click. I watch my grandma’s needles knit. She arrived on a Tuesday with baggage galore, Planning to stay for a month or more. Her cases were full. In fact overflowing, With colourful yarns. Some of them glowing. There was neon and glitter and cotton and chunky And two balls for making a single … Continue reading Clickety-Click See Grandma Knit
OR... How To Not Spend Three Plus Hours A Day On Your Blog WordPress has informed The Lazy Bitch that this week marks her blogiversary. For three years she has been tossing her stuff out into the blogosphere as an exercise in creative writing or as rants to get all the crap that can keep … Continue reading The Lazy Bitch’s Guide To Blogging
Sit back and relax while I tell you a story. A story in response to the Bonnywood Manor 3-Word Challenge. Bonnywood Manor is the Blog of Brian Lageose. It is witty and well written. I admire his sense of humour and vocabulary. It usually makes me laugh and envious of his talent. Check out Brian's … Continue reading Early That Morning (My 3-Word Challenge Story)
Dear Jennifer, I apologize for the length of time it's taken for us to respond to your submission. I'm writing to let you know that we’re ultimately not able to make a publication offer for your MS. Our list is very small, and we receive so many more manuscripts than we could ever publish. This … Continue reading Possibly The Last Rejection Letter
Six years ago this month, my short story collection, Prerequisites For Sleep, was published. At the time, I spent my days as a graphic designer who did some copy writing. I was in my mid fifties and had worked long and hard to make the book happen. In reality, it took ten years to complete … Continue reading That Elusive Writing Career
Still Bitchy After 60 Blog 