apple pie from scratch

"In order to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the universe." –Carl Sagan (1934-1996) PS The Big Blog Book Give-Away is still open and so is your chance to get a free copy of Angry Conversations With God. More: here.

happy quilt: On and On

"On and On" Quilt by Denyse Schmidt. More here. Big Blog Book Give-away still going and your chance to get a free copy of Angry Conversations With God. More: here.

Not at this address

"This manuscript of yours that has just come back from another editor is a precious package. Don't consider it rejected. Consider that you've addressed it 'to the editor who can appreciate my work' and it has simply come back stamped 'Not at this address'."
—Barbara Kingsolver (b.1955) How great is that? Reminds me too, how grateful I am for my editors. They're the best. We have a mutual admiration society. For me that helps me do my best work. But I'm also grateful for those editors who, when I was first starting out, did return my manuscripts. Because, as far as I can tell, the very worst thing for a writer, worse even than not being published--is be to be published by someone who hasn't fallen in love your text... REMEMBER: The Big Blog Book Give-away and your chance to get a free copy of Angry Conversations With God. More: here.