Send a thank you card to our troops in Iraq

Something great that Xerox is doing...If you go to this web site, http://www.letssaythanks.com/ you can pick out a thank you card and Xerox will print it and send it to a soldier currently serving in Iraq.

You can't decide who gets it, but the card will go to some member of the armed services. How AMAZING it would be if we could get everyone we know to send one!

Please send a card. It is FREE and it only takes a second. Wouldn't it be wonderful if the soldiers received a bunch of these?

Whether you are for or against the war, our guys and gals over there need to know we are behind them.


Photo credit: Joshua, age 11, North Barrington, IL

bird by bird -- Anne Lamott

I just finished reading bird by bird by Anne Lamott. It was a gift from my sister-in-law who is a writer too. I loved the book!

At first I was thinking that the topic of the book didn't really apply to me because I have no interest in writing a fiction novel. I was wrong.

Anne Lamott has a way of looking at the world with a very unique eye. And though she is taking the reader step by step through the novel writing process, it seemed that I was reading a book on living. And I was. I was learning how to view the world through different eyes. A writer's eyes.

Thanks, Anne!

Common Sense Article and Other Stuff I'm Working On

Fall is upon us and the last quarter of the year is here. Where did all of the time go?

Summer always goes fast, but I think it went faster this year. With the days shortening and the weather getting more fall-like, my focus is back on my writing more than ever--and I'm getting busy!

Here's what I'm up to these days:

My new Common Sense Article came out last week. It's about my love of the library and how libraries have changed since I was a little girl.

I am working on my first national consumer magazine article. It will be in ALL YOU- one of the magazines that I subscribe to. I'm so excited to finally break into the consumer market! I'm motivated to get those queries out.

I am, also, writing an article for a "new to me" trade magazine. It's called Fabrications. I'm writing a profile piece for them on one of their Top Job competition winners. It's all new lingo, but I'm up to the challenge.

I'm still doing a lot of writing for The Engravers Journal. I enjoy the pieces that I write for them and the people at EJ are really easy to work with.

And finally, I'm editing one of the books in the Teen Health Series typically found in Public Libraries. It's a series of books that deal with all types of teen issues related to their health. This editing process is very new to me, but it's really a fun challenge.

What's going on with you?