When I was a kid, I loved to have a book to read. I was blessed with a mother who took me to the library where shelves and shelves of books beckoned me into new worlds. The summer was time to read. If there wasn’t anything to do on the farm which was often the case in July after the …
School Day Memories
“School times end but the memories last forever.” – Unknown I got this message from Nancy about my book, Along a Storied Trail. “Your best book yet!! Keep them coming. I went to a country school in WI in the 1940’s. All 8 grades; walked or rode bike to school. Small stove to heat the one room. One teacher …
Some Winning Words
“A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals.” —Larry Bird I always have fun picking the winners for my giveaways. I give each message that comes from someone wanting to be in my giveaway drawing a number. Then when it’s time to pick …
Bookmarks to Go
A bookmark is a thin marking tool, commonly made of card, leather, or fabric, used to keep track of a reader’s progress in a book and allow the reader to easily return to where the previous reading session ended. Alternate materials for bookmarks are paper, metals like silver and brass, silk, wood, cord (sewing), and plastic. Some books may have …
A Hometown Interview
A few years ago a local reporter for my hometown newspaper that comes out once a week just the way I had the newspapers coming out in my Hollyhill and Hidden Springs stories. I do seem to like having a newspaper in some of my stories. Anyway, when I was rummaging around for something to post tonight, I came across …
Chin-Deep in Stories
“Libraries will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no libraries.” ―Anne Herbert I owe a big debt to my local library for all the books I was able to carry home and read when I was a kid. I owe even more for all the help I found at the …
More Love for Books and Reading
I don’t think I ever finished a book by reading with a flashlight under a cover, but I might have if I’d had a flashlight with batteries that lasted. When I was a kid, flashlights were more luxury than something on every shelf. Most of the time the one we did have seemed to always be lacking batteries and if …
Celebrating National Book Lovers Day
Bibliophile – a person who has a great appreciation for or collects books. Are you a bibliophile? I guess I could say I am since I do love books and have collected a few over the years. Have even written my share. When I think about all the words that have flowed through my fingers onto paper or a typewriter …
“Do You Have a Favorite Book?”
When I give a book talk, I like the question and answer part the best. One of the questions I’m often asked is “What is your favorite book?” I always tell whoever asked what a hard question that is for an author to answer. It’s something like asking a mother which is her favorite child. All these books shown in …
A Name for Everything
“A name can’t begin to encompass the sum of all her parts. But that’s the magic of names, isn’t it? That the complex, contradictory individuals we are can be called up complete and whole in another mind through the simple sorcery of a name.” ― Charles de Lint, Dreams Underfoot I’m working on a new book. That means I’m having …