I sit at my computer with the windows. open, and I hear our chimes calling out to me in the gentle breeze blowing outside. Do I go outside and listen to their gentle melodies? No, I let them sing out to me as if from a distance. I want my heart to hear their melodies, … Read more
I know I wrote about this subject a while back, but I wanted to revisit this topic, because we had a very rainy day yesterday. My windows were opened, and I could hear the rain pelting outside on the grass. Well, I closed my eyes and listened for a moment, and I discovered what the … Read more
As I promised to my twitter followers earlier today here’s a book review of a fabulous book I finished on Saturday. The book is entitled Goodness and Mercy written by Vanessa Davis Grigs. I received this from the Library for Accessible services in Atlanta on digital flash cartridge. Although this may not seem important to … Read more
Good morning all you lovely peeps out in wordpress land. I went to let our dog outside this morning, and the wind chimes on our front porch called out to me, as if to say “Come, sit out on the porch and let us tell you our secrets..” I sat for a few moments and … Read more
Last weekend I finished reading an awesome book by Cherry Christinson called A Fearful Heart. I must say that this book was hard to put down. The author pulled me right into the story, and kept me going until the end. I can’t remember the main character’s name, but I believe that she would have … Read more
Hello everyone, I don’t remember if I told you this or not, but I have started working on a book entitled Embracing The Healing Power of Music: Seven Steps for Finding your way out of the darkness and into the light with God’s Gift of Song. In this book I will share my story of … Read more
If you love steamy historical romances with a bit of mystery thrown in, you will love Seducing Mr. Nightly by Maya Rodale. This book will have you laughing one moment, and drive you absolutely crazy the next. Shy dear Annabel Swift has been pining for MR. Nightly, the editor of the London Weekly, where she … Read more
Hello everyone, I have some good news. Thanks to Nikki Woods and her Write Your Way to Success training seminar, I have been inspired to pick up an idea for a book that I scrapped a couple of years ago, because I didn’t think I had the qualifications to write this book. Now, I about … Read more
Hello to all my followers and readers. I do want to apologize to you all for not submitting a blog post last week, but I was sick, thus didn’t get much writing done at all. I do have some news for you today. I am getting geared up for Camp NaNoWriMo which starts in less … Read more
Here’s a little something fun for all us writers. I found this particular writing prompt on a link that Nikki Woods tweeted. I am wide awake, and I gthought I would tell dear old writers block what I think about it getting in my way when I want to write. After reading my letter to … Read more
Hello everyone, Today I’m here with Shelly and Becca’s old Boss from A Journey of Faith, Asher Brooks. As you will discover, Asher is a very mean, verry self-centered, character. If he doesn’t get his way, he wants to get revenge. Now, I’ll let him tell you a little about himself. Ann. Hello Asher, How … Read more
Hey folks, this is different from my inspirational posts, and the posts about my book. I just read the most awesome scifi novel entitled Academy 7 by Anne Osterlund. I am not usually one for scifi, but this author sucked me right into the story, and onto her fictional planets. Academy 7 is a novel … Read more
Many writers who are blind, and even some sighted writers don’t like to listen to music when they write. However, I have found the best music that relaxes the body, yet promotes inspiration in the best way. I am listening to the relaxing ambient piano channel from radiotunes.com, on a radio program called tappin radio. … Read more
Is my inspiration running dry? Not so much, especially last night and this morning. Let’s just say the incident that Becca Martin witnessed was an accident, but someone may have caused the accident to play a dirty trick on the patrons who love to visit Sweet Water Park to go climbing and biking. Shelly Marcus, … Read more
Have you ever had one of those days when you get a birst of inspiration, and you write until the inspiration runs dry and when you come back to your novel, you run out of steam? That’s happened to me just today. At about a quarter to four this morning, I had a birst of … Read more
Hey ladies and gentlemen, I just read a fabulous book by Robin Lee Hatcher, entitled Chances are, about an actress who had to live in a small town in Wyoming called Dead Horse, because her daughter became sick while she was performing onstage. Faith Butler finds work as a housekeeper at the Jagged R ranch, … Read more
Hello everybody, How are you on this very cold February morning? Today I am talking with Amanda Martin, Becca’s sister from my novel entitled A Journey of Faith. Amanda is very shy, so she may not have much to say, bot she graciously offered to give me a brief character interview, so here goes. Ann. … Read more
Good Morning everybody. As I promised in my last blog post, today I am here with Becca Martin. Sheis the protagonist in my novel entitled A Journey of Faith. Before we get started, let me warn you, she has told me that she refuses to give anything away about the story I am rewriting and … Read more
Hey ladies and gentlemen, I just read a fabulous book by Robin Lee Hatcher, entitled Chances are, about an actress who had to live in a small town in Wyoming called Dead Horse, because her daughter became sick while she was performing onstage. Faith Butler finds work as a housekeeper at the Jagged R ranch, … Read more
I have a question for you writers out there. Have you ever felt like your book, or your story idea was calling your name as you worked on something else? Well, that’s happening to me today. I saw a scene playing out in my head as I was doing some work online As I work … Read more