Halloo everyone! I’ll get to that title in a minute and explain what I mean. But first I thought I’d let you know that we’re still in Switzerland; and as such, I’m not going to be ready this week with Chapter Seven of the fictional novel The Viscount of Maison Laffitte. It hurts my shoulders and hands too much to… Read More
Are you going to BlogHer in San José this year? I am. And I would love to meet you if you’ll be there too. (I’ll be flying low under the radar). 🙂 I’m actually not sure if I’ll keep going after this year. It’s fun, mind you, but I wonder if the money wouldn’t be better spent going to a… Read More
I am exhausted today. We have students staying with us for a few weeks from our church in Atlanta, and one of them is waiting for her lost luggage to be delivered to our house. Since I’m the French-speaking contact, I got a call last night around 9 PM saying that they would deliver the luggage between 10 and midnight. I kind of… Read More
Alright, it’s not really a vlog – (for non-blogging friends, this means video log) – it’s an interview. Rod Jetton, author of Christian non-fiction book, Success Can Kill You, did a review of my book. And he liked it well enough to ask me for an interview, which was a huge encouragement for me. I never thought I would do a vlog… Read More
You guys, my new children’s book just came out. It’s actually not all that new. In fact, it’s 22 years old. I wrote and illustrated it when I was living in Asia and teaching children. My husband put it on PowerPoint right after we were married a decade ago. He also improved a lot of the images, like turning –… Read More
As you probably know, self-publishing is becoming a reputable thing. Sure, it feels good to have someone else say your work is good enough to represent, or (the golden egg) to actually publish. But here are some reasons why self-publishing is preferable to traditional publishing:
