Book cover reveal!
Excited to share my book cover done by the talented (and patient!) Judy Bullard at customebookcovers.com. She just kept fiddling … Continue reading Book cover reveal!
Category: Us, Now and Then
Beginning my Indie Author Journey
After much hemming and hawing, I will stop querying and take charge of publishing my ten-year-old novel, now titled … Continue reading Beginning my Indie Author Journey
Claire’s one really good recipe
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Another in the sometime series from “Annie Cooper’s Recipe Scrapbook.” The foods are all mentioned in my… Continue reading Claire’s one really good recipe
Decluttering my story
Decluttering has officially affected every aspect of my life. Even my novel. Recently I’ve culled this beast down to a … Continue reading Decluttering my story
Trying to find the “Ties that Bind” my novel together
With some trepidation, I sent a “completed” draft of my novel (working title Ties that Bind) to four friends who … Continue reading Trying to find the “Ties that Bind” my novel together
Ties that Bind: Letting Ms. Kindle read my novel mistake(s)
It’s impossible to say how many drafts Ties that Bind has undergone. It’s been in revision since 2008, when I … Continue reading Ties that Bind: Letting Ms. Kindle read my novel mistake(s)
Ties that Bind: Do I repeat myself?
I discovered yet another layer of revision by making a “word cloud” from my manuscript. I simply pasted my entire manuscript … Continue reading Ties that Bind: Do I repeat myself?
Ties that Bind: How friends challenged me to write a (better) novel
Bless their hearts. It’s the gift that keeps on giving. My dear friend, Joan, challenged me to write a novel … Continue reading Ties that Bind: How friends challenged me to write a (better) novel
Claire’s one really good recipe
Another in the sometime series from “Annie Cooper’s Recipe Scrapbook.” The foods are all mentioned in US, NOW AND THEN. … Continue reading Claire’s one really good recipe
Novel oatmeal camping cake
Oatmeal Cake (a.k.a. Camping Cake) from the kitchen of Fran McCormack and Libby McCormack Cooper I’m not sure where the original … Continue reading Novel oatmeal camping cake
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