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Oprah’s Next Chapter: Maharishiville
Here’s a sneak peak at this Sunday’s episode of Oprah’s Next Chapter: America’s Most Unusual Town. The show is about Transcendental Meditation in Fairfield, Iowa — the real town behind my novel, Maharishiville. Tune in and let me know what you … Continue reading
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Hungry for Change
I’m begging you, please go see Food, Inc. at your local theater (in Pittsburgh it’s playing at the Manor Theater in Squirrel Hill through this weekend). The documentary takes a look at our industrial food system and its effect on … Continue reading
Rock On and Get Inked
My husband’s band, Mid-Life Crisis, has a gig at Pittsburgh’s Hard Rock Cafe this coming Monday March 2. In addition to enjoying their unique mix of 80s rock with a bit of funk, you can also catch Chris Garver of … Continue reading
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Learning Curve
This morning I saw the funniest thing: young geese learning to fly in formation. A flock of them came swooping over our deck, heading south, honking and squawking like crazy. When I looked up I saw the leader in what … Continue reading
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Beth is Breaking Through!
My friend and fellow writer Beth Polen has made it to the Semi-Finals of the Amazon.com Breakthrough Novel Award! I’ve had the honor of reading her young-adult novel Wish — she workshopped the manuscript in some Fat Plum Book Boot … Continue reading
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NaNoWriMo Day 29!!
I wrote my word quotas yesterday and today while sitting in a comfy chair at Panera, right under a speaker blaring Christmas music. I tried to move (even though the easy chairs are my sacred spot) and learned that every … Continue reading
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NaNoWriMo Day 25: Running on Low
The rest of my stay at my parents’ house in Palm Springs was most productive. I even managed to get my pages in on Thanksgiving morning before the kitchen prep started. Friday (Day 23) I wrote during my layover in … Continue reading
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NaNoWriMo Day 18
The last time I blogged was on Day 9, when I wrote not a word for National Novel Writing Month and was feeling down about the entire endeavor. Even with Cindy’s excellent reminder that it’s a simple 2-step process (1. … Continue reading
NaNoWriMo
November is National Novel Writing Month, aka NaNoWriMo. Anyone who wants to can attempt to write a 50,000-word novel during the 30 days of November, receiving ongoing encouragement and commiseration from the folks at NaNoWriMo.org and other participants. My Fat … Continue reading
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PodCamp Pittsburgh 2
A free conference for people who create, enjoy or are interested in learning more about blogs, vlogs, audio podcasts, web video, content networks and new media monetization. I’ll be there — will you? Continue reading
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