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Spinning on a Barstool is awarded Grand-Prize Silver and Gold in Memoirs
Grand-Prize Silver for overall non-fiction AND Gold for Memoirs! It has been a bit of a world wind, this past year. I’m afraid my blog has been on the back list of ‘learning’. Learning how to market. Learning how to write copy. Learning how...
In the News – Spinning on a Barstool
In the News - Spinning on a Barstool Thank you to Jenna Hauck at the Chilliwack Progress for taking the time to investigate and write this story. The link to the news article is below *** NOTE*** the article is full of Spinning on the Barstool...
Five-Star Review for Spinning on a Barstool
Reader Views Five-Star Review Happy New Year! What a start! I submitted Spinning on a Barstool for Indie Book awards with Reader Views and along with the entry came a review. A day ago I was notified that the reviewer gave it a Five-Star. I am exited. I am...
Tip Tuesdays at Corky’s
Do Gooders Just Want to Do Good! The story behind Tip Tuesdays at Corky's.Note... Spinning on a Barstool spoilers are included, don't read if you intend on reading the book without spoilers! I never knew the extent of the needs of our youth in Chilliwack until...
Baptized in the Spoken Word
Baptized in the Spoken Word IntroI didn't know the word Appalachia until I met David, and have since come to learn it goes beyond a word. It's a world. Storytellers steeped in tradition, rocking on porches, drinking coffee, and exhaling wisps of smoke from cigarettes,...
Words of a Wordsmith (The journey from writer to author.)
Michael Schwartz is a horror/thriller author who I met on Facebook.
When asked to share his publishing experience with me Michael was quick to accept and quick to respond. If you have a manuscript and you’re not sure what to do next please read Michael’s experience. Equally important, Michael is a ‘Super Encourager.’ His voice regularly is heard on social media as a singular cheerleader for all writers. Approachable and genuine, if you have any questions he will give his time to answer them… Please allow me to introduce my guest blogger this week. Michael B. Schwartz.
Hay, Hay, Hay, It’s Glenda Again
Hay, Hay, Hay, It's Glenda AgainIntro Nostalgia. A photo, a movie, a place, a person, sound. What pulls you back into a memory? Today it was a smell. The smell of hay. Long grass cut at the ankles and left on the field, naked, sun scorched and seared. The...
HOLA!
Hola! Well… Welcome here. This first blog is going to be about Spinning on a Barstool because quite frankly, it’s the reason we’re all here. It took me nine months to get my thought out on paper and I was very lucky to be gifted a book from my daughter Danielle...