I am surprised to find out about Beyonce’s Ban Bossy Campaign led by Beyoncé. “I’m not Bossy, I’m […]
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It’s almost poetry month. Please visit my favorite modern day poet, Connetta Jean. She knows how to capture […]
When did I first met Hilary Grossman? It seems we’ve known each other for years. We’re virtual friends; part of SheWrite.com and BlogHer.com and we exchange Tweets. This month I learned more about her by reading her “Chick Lit that happens to be true” book, Dangled Carat. Over the weekend, I got a chance to meet Hilary face-to-face. Well, sort of: we FaceTimed on Saturday morning, she in her beach-house in Long Island, me in my frosty office north of Chicago.
Dangled Carat is an Indie book about the love of Hilary’s life, Marc: How they met, fell in love, and well, how the Carat dangled for both of them.
Hilary always wanted to write, but it was a small BlogHer conference about turning a blog to a book that energized her and set her plan in motion. She hired the author of Orphan Train, Christina Baker Kline, to edit her book. Hilary also hired an artist to take her vision of the book cover from concept to reality. These are both tips Guy Kawasaki gives
And I thought I was such a smarty pants. Last week, my screen went blank. For the life […]
First my success rate at predicting the Oscars: I got a whopping 42% correct. If I factor out […]
Photo Friday: Warm Sunset and Cold Awakening
I said good-bye to this week’s vacation in California. Brrrr-umba. I should have known better than to think […]
Fourteen years ago, Dr. P diagnosed Dad with liver cancer. Sometime in the next six months, the six […]
Loved-One worries about heart attacks. For some reason the one symptom he remembers most is anxiety. Once he […]
This week is Valentine’s Day. This month is Go Red for heart health awareness month. I take part […]