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• Wassup Wednesday: Meredith Schorr

  

  ***TODAY’S THE DAY! CONGRATS TO MEREDITH SCHORR ON THE LAUNCH OF HER 3RD BOOK, BLOGGER GIRL***I’m going to let you in on a secret: I am addicted to reading.... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY

• The Therapy of Laughter

  

  Please welcome my guest today, Isabelle Riley, who wanted to share why laughter matters–and that’s no laughing matter… Groan, I know. Okay. First, a joke–a... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY

• Five For Friday: Elizabeth Marx

  

  I am so excited to be hosting author Elizabeth Marx the week she releases her latest novel, STAINED!  I have been a big fan of Elizabeth’s for a couple of... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY

• Wassup Wednesday: Author Carolyn Ridder Aspenson

  

  My mother died of lung cancer on June 30, 2009. She hadn’t been well in a long time but the cancer still came as a shock, even though she’d been a smoker since... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY

• Five for Friday: Angelica French

  

  Delighted to bring back my Five for Friday segment–especially considering that I’ve got erotica author ANGELICA FRENCH in the Shed with me today! Which reminds... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY

• Wassup Wednesday: Author Shelly Hickman

  

  I think one thing all writers have in common is a natural curiosity about people, and my stories tend to be less about specific plotlines, and more about how... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY

• COVER REVEAL! Blogger Girl, by Meredith Schorr!

  

  Okay, I’m late to the party. I am FAR from the first to be revealing this fun and fab cover from my author bud, Meredith Schorr. But I may be the proudest… Okay... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY

• Wassup Wednesday: Author and Blogger Jami Deise

  

  For the past ten years, my life has pretty much revolved around my son’s baseball career – which began when he was 9. It has been a roller coaster ride of ups... Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY

• Summer Splash Blog Hop Is Over!

  

  Thanks, everyone, for stopping by and participating! INDIE WRITERS UNITE creator Cheryl Bradshaw really did an awesome job pulling us all together.Go on over an... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY

• Summer Splash Blog Hop!

  

  Is it hot in here? You bet! It’s SUMMER! What better time is there to discover new books from some talented indie authors? Welcome to the SUMMER SPLASH BLOG HOP! Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY

• Five For Friday: Patti Callahan Henry

  

  ***I am re-running this fun interview with Patti Callahan Henry this week to let you know about a LIVE CHAT with Patti on Tuesday, June 25, at 3:30 p.m. EST on... Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2013 CREATIVITY

• Five For Friday: Mim Eichler Rivas

  

  I can’t express how excited I am to have Mim Eichler Rivas in the Shed today! Some of you may know that in addition to being a novelist and blogger…and... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY

• “Where I Write,” by Zanna Mackenzie

  

  I’m self-employed and work from home as an editor and proof reader of business publications so where I write my novels is also ‘my office’ for my day job. Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY

• Meet the Indies!

  

  Excited to do a “meet and greet” with two awesome indie authors who will be doing the Stamford Author Event with me on August 10! Keep reading! Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY

• Harriet’s Helpful Hints – For Mothers Everywhere!

  

  My “dream” Harriet, should GIRL ever become a movie. (Are you listening, Hollywood?)To wrap my “Month of Mothers,” here’s some great advice from one of my... Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY

• Because Your Mother Wants You To…

  

  I’m interrupting this Month of Mothers today to tell you to listen to your mother. She told me she wanted you to come to Book Buzz NYC – 2013 and she is never... Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY

• “It’s Not A Chicken” by Richela Fabian Morgan

  

  ***BOOK EXPO GOERS: Look for Richela at the Midtown Stage at 2pm Thursday!***When I was in high school, my biology teacher Dr. Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• “A Motherhood Manual for Moving?” by Wendy Ely

  

  Do you ever wish motherhood came with a manual? I sure do. Especially this month.First, let me introduce you to my family. Dan and I have a blended family. Our... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY

• What Are You Doing Mummy?

  

  I started writing again when my daughter was four. I always wrote as a child. I’d studied Creative Writing as part of my degree and took a slew of writing... Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY

• Five for Friday: Kelly “Crib Notes” Perotti

  

  Today I welcome another one of my favorite parent bloggers, Kelly “Crib Notes” Perotti, to the Shed! Kelly’s Crib Notes is essential reading for all new... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY