Deep-Fried Friday
An Easter Treat: Top 10 Bunnies
It’s been much too long since I posted a Top 10 List! Since Easter is coming up on Sunday, this seems like a good time to think about bunnies. Now the Easter Bunny has the focus in this season —…
Kayak or Cruise Ship? How do you want to write?
Welcome to Deep-Fried Friday — when I plunge into whatever topic seems juicy and crunchy and ready for devouring. Today’s topic is about how you want to write. I never used to read the Acknowledgments section in a novel. Now that I…
The Joy of Embarrassing Your Kids
Welcome to Deep-Fried Friday! Today’s topic will apply to you whether you are a parent or have been a child. That’s you. When I was a teenager, I thought I would curl up and die when I was walking with…
Reading Habits
Suspense author and fabulous blogger Stacy Green tagged me in a “Get to Know You” game. That makes me think of The King and I, and now my brain is off on a tangent of hearing Deborah Kerr sing “Getting…
I Know I Should Follow Your Blog But…
Welcome to Deep-Fried Friday, where my taste tends toward juicy and crispy thoughts. You’ll have to tell me whether today’s is more juicy or crispy to you. Last week, I wrote two days on my young adult novel. There are…
Going for a Guiness World Record
Welcome to Deep-Fried Friday! Today’s topic is indeed a juicy one. You see, I am planning to participate in a Guinness World Record event. What can I do that qualifies me to be in the world record category? On March…
What Buffy the Vampire Slayer Taught Me
Welcome to Deep-Fried Friday. Today, our deep-fried food is served with a blood cocktail, to honor the vampires and other paranormal creatures of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Some of my friends know that I’ve been watching through the entire Buffy…
Swooning Just a Bit
Even though I have been known to click on Roni Loren’s Boyfriend of the Week posts, I don’t generally ogle celebrity men or think about whom I find attractive or appealing. When asked which celebs are hot, I often draw…
Are You a Believer or a Skeptic?
Skeptic: 1. a person who questions the validity or authenticity of something purporting to be factual. 2. a person who maintains a doubting attitude, as toward values, plans, statements, or the character of others.from www.dictionary.com, based on Random House Dictionary…
What Would You Put in Your Fiction Museum?
I have probably mentioned before – maybe a dozen times by now – that Raiders of the Lost Ark is one of my favorite films. (Ignore all sequels; by comparison, they suck.) In Raiders, an object takes center stage as…