Spring has sprung in my neighborhood. How about yours? Georgia pollen is everywhere though, so if I sneeze on this blog, I apologize. Let me grab a tissue. Today, please welcome my guest blogger, Kimberly Black. Born and raised in the Texas Panhandle, Kim carries a deep love for the Lone Star state. After her family, herContinue reading “Woman Strong by Kimberly Black”
Tag Archives: Southern
Deadlines
I am now in the midst of my third round of queries. Looking for the one agent who wants to represent little ole me and my manuscript. It’s hard to put yourself out there in queryland with your work, your heart, and soul on paper, and have it rejected. However, according to a heck of lotContinue reading “Deadlines”
Being Resolute
A new year means hope that I can “be resolute,” which means to be determined, to be purposeful, and to be adamant. That I can do. It’s the beginning-of-the-year do-or-die resolution that bothers me. That I can’t do. The resolute part is easy; the other is hard. You know, like giving up chocolate, wine, orContinue reading “Being Resolute”
A Previous Connection
Don’t you just love this time of year? Football, cool nights, warm days! Knowing that the holidays are right around the corner? So you plan. I’ve scheduled a few things—a day trip to the mountains, a long weekend on Sanibel Island in late fall, and the date for my large family’s Christmas gathering which willContinue reading “A Previous Connection”
C is for…
Meet Buzz, named him after the Georgia Tech Mascot. He’s my Russian Blue, but he was born in Atlanta so he’s a very southern feline. He’s my constant. Do you have one of those? A constant (not necessarily a cat)? I’ve had pets throughout my crazy life. They have always been a part of me. Sara, theContinue reading “C is for…”
Strength in Numbers
“I’m not afraid of storms for I’m learning how to sail my ship.” —- Louisa May Alcott June has been an exciting month. Lots of blessing flowing all around. My daughter accepted a new position teaching high school English in the area, and she and her husband are settling only fifteen minutes away from me.Continue reading “Strength in Numbers”
May Days
Whew! I’m back from the crazy for awhile. Deadlines have taken up my life for the past month and now I can breathe. All right, who turned on summer in the South already? 90 degrees. I think somehow, I missed spring and it’s only May. Oh well. It’s really okay because so much can beContinue reading “May Days”
Fear of Commitment
Last night, I began working on a pitch for my first book, “Weather Permitting.” I signed up (paid money and everything) to be able to submit to agents and publishers at the Atlanta Writers Conference in May. The screams you hear in the background are from me fearing for my life. Another first for me.Continue reading “Fear of Commitment”
Short Story Struggling
Happy Tuesday! Happy World Book Day!! How cool. Didn’t know there was such a thing! Now, I wonder if there is a Southern Book Day. That would also be cool. I’m just a little prone to southern things. One can’t help it when you’re brought up in Alabama, Georgia and parts of Florida. So, havingContinue reading “Short Story Struggling”
Southern Snow
We love the snow here in the South, but we respect it even more. Maybe it’s because those of us, who are born and bred Southerners, didn’t grow up with much white stuff on the ground, so we revere it and cower to its authority. When we hear the weatherman on Channel 2 say the words,Continue reading “Southern Snow”
Jody Herpin 