Murder and Mayhem in Muskego - Beyond Her Book - Blog on ...The afternoon began with a non-stop comedic affair with Joanna Slan Campbell, Denise Swanson, Shirley Dammsgaard, Julie Hyzy and Deb Baker as they discussed who they like to kill, where and how. Kudos to Tom Schreck for facillitating ...Publishers Weekly - Beyond Her Book - http://www.publishersweekly.com/blog/880000288.html?nid=3383Jen's Book Thoughts: Murder and Mayhem in Muskego VBy … [Read more...] about More Links to Murder and Mayhem in Muskego
Shirley Damsgaard
What Published Authors Do That Non-Published Authors Won't
In a few minutes, I'll leave to teach a class called "The Practical Guide to Getting Published." I'm all prepared except for changing out of my jeans. I have this nifty 14-page handout with all sorts of resources, and I have tons of stories.I tell all my students this: "You might not like what I have to say, you might disagree with what I have to say, but please know, that what I tell you is the truth according to my experience or the truth as … [Read more...] about What Published Authors Do That Non-Published Authors Won't
Ten Honest Scraps about Myself
We'll see if this works. I'm on the computer that hates AOL and likes to freeze up, but here goes...Gwyn Ramsey sent me this--and challenged me to come up with ten honest "scraps" about myself:Honest Scrap AwardI've received the Honest Scrap Award from a blogging friend who has asked me to share with you ten honest scraps about myself. My friend, Morgan Mandel has no idea how hard this is for me to share these scraps with you. I have to dig real … [Read more...] about Ten Honest Scraps about Myself
Kingsport (TN) Times Women's Expo
Whew.I rolled in last night after being on the road eleven straight hours. I'm dizzy, ditzy and tired today after attending my first Kingsport (TN) Times Women's Expo. (Thanks again to my gal-pal and BFF Shirley Damsgaard who helped wrangle me an invite!)On Friday, I gave a humorous speech to kick off the event. It's been a while since I delivered a keynote and I was stressed. Still, somehow I found my "funny person" inside. You know, you can … [Read more...] about Kingsport (TN) Times Women's Expo
When Your Book Is Out, the Work Begins
Say It Isn't So"I thought you were done after you wrote the book," said the young woman standing beside me at the presentation by p.m. terrell, author of Taking the Mystery Out of Promoting Your Book. (Learn more about Patricia at http://www.pmterrell.com/)I was standing next to my pal Angie Fox--that's Angie on the right. We're holding copies of each other's books. (Visit her at http://angiefox.wordpress.com/ ) I smiled at Angie, and she smiled … [Read more...] about When Your Book Is Out, the Work Begins
