Posted Sep 11 2011 in Miscellany
Today’s Chocolate Sunday post is postponed to honor the lives taken – and the lives given – on September 11th, 2001. I considered writing a post of my own, but my son, Rob, wrote of his own memories from that day – those of a nine-year-old boy. NEVER FORGET. NASCAR Shows America’s True Colors at […]
Read More...Posted Sep 9 2011 in author, Compelling Stories, fiction, LIRW, Patty Blount, RWA, YA
During the week with no power, a group of my Long Island Romance Writers decided to meet for dinner. I was going to beg off because I felt bad about leaving my sixteen-year-old son home alone in the dark. The girls said, “Bring him!” So glad I did. Sitting around the table at a cool […]
Read More...Posted Sep 8 2011 in author, Compelling Stories, Miscellany, Patty Blount, YA
I recently blogged about my horrible bosses after seeing the movie by the same name. Today, I thought I’d tell you about my great bosses. Leadership is intentional influence. – Michael McKinney Great quote. I’ve had some truly incredible managers over the years. There was Ron, who supported my goals to advance; Michel (a man), […]
Read More...Posted Sep 5 2011 in author, irene, LIPA, Miscellany, Patty Blount, YA
If you’ve been wondering about my blog silence last week, blame it on Irene. The hurricane, that is. She swept through Long Island early Sunday morning, uprooting trees and power lines as she went. My cable cut out at about 3 AM. The power followed shortly before 4 AM. It stayed off for the next […]
Read More...Posted Sep 4 2011 in author, Chocolate Sunday, Compelling Stories, dessert, Miscellany, Patty Blount, YA
Sorry for the blog silence. A week after Hurricane Irene, I finally have power again. It was restored last night at 6 PM. Going seven days with no power is damn hard. I’m no pioneer woman. I like my modern conveniences. My husband bravely endured cold showers while I dressed in the gym locker room […]
Read More...Posted Aug 23 2011 in author, characterization, fiction, Patty Blount, social networking, Stereotypes in Fiction, teens, YA
Saw this in the NYT. The author says teen girls will read books about male and female characters while teen boys will NOT read books about females. True or false? Let’s talk.
Read More...Posted Aug 22 2011 in author, fiction, Miscellany, note-taking, Patty Blount, school, teens
Hey, Kids! Here’s a great organization technique I learned in tenth grade and still use today. It’s called the notebook table of contents. I can hear you all groaning but wait, don’t click out of the site until you read the whole thing. I promise, it’s worth it. Do you like math? What about history? I’m […]
Read More...Posted Aug 21 2011 in Miscellany
Today’s breakfast: My son ate 3. I had – wait for it – ONE! Yes, that’s right, ONE. One Nutella Pancake. (I sound that Sesame Street Muppet.) So proud of myself.
Read More...Posted Aug 19 2011 in Miscellany
A few weeks ago, we saw Horrible Bosses with my husband’s family. I enjoyed the movie; dumb humor amuses me. It got me thinking about my own horrible bosses. Earlier this week, I blogged about the wicked nuns I had in elementary school and mentioned bad bosses deserved their own post. TA DA! When I […]
Read More...Posted Aug 18 2011 in book club, Book Hungry, Compelling Stories, fiction, romance, sex, Tawna Fenske, What I'm Reading
It’s Bookhungry time! We are officially a whole year old. Congratulations to my fellow book fans. And they said it wouldn’t last… It’s been a year of great reads, great discussions and best of all – great reach. You ladies pulled me out of my reading rut. For that, I heart you. This month, we […]
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