• An Author's Life,  Daily Life,  Humor

    Typing 101

    It all began many years ago – first period of my freshman year of high school. Typing 101. Now for those of you from the younger generation following along, let me explain what a typewriter is. It’s a box with a keyboard…kind of like a computer keyboard…only different. And instead of a screen you put blank paper into it and press really hard on the keys. And you didn’t need a printer to print what you just typed, and if you made a mistake…there was a white paint in a bottle you used to cover up the mistake on the paper. Crazy, I know. Well, during this class we learned…

  • An Author's Life,  Daily Life,  Humor

    A Day in the Life of a Debut Author

    So, you want to know what a burgeoning author does during a typical day? Are you sure? All right. Fine. You asked for it. (This is where I place a disclaimer stating that if you are easily bored or fall asleep while reading, continue at your own risk.) I’d like to say that I spend all day long perched before my trusty laptop sipping coffee while birds chirp outside my window. I’d also like to tell you I have a housekeeper who comes in every week and thoroughly scrubs my beautiful, luxurious home and a nanny who arrives each morning to make breakfast and leaves every night after making dinner.…

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