Fairy Godmother? Apparently that is what I have been for the past seventeen years without knowing it. My romance writers group, the Smoky Mountain Romance Writers, presented me with the Fairy Godmother award thanking me for making so many of their dreams come true. Our president, Kate McKeever, counted up that 15 new authors had… Continue reading Play Date Saturday
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Play Date Saturday
SMRW had a regular meeting even if some of the members did not make it to the cabin for the retreat. Those that were present discussed future meeting plans and activities as we plan for the rest of the year. It's hard to believe we're only three months away till our Christmas party. Reservations do… Continue reading Play Date Saturday
Guest Author Monday
Today I'm going to stray from the norm and post the winners of the 2014 Laurie Contest. I'm the founder of the Smoky Mountain Romance Writers and I want to make sure everyone who entered or may be curious about the winners gets the opportunity to see this final list. Congratulations to the 2014 Laurie… Continue reading Guest Author Monday
Rumor Has It Wednesday
Graduation for Halls High Class of 2014 is tomorrow at 3 p.m. Thompson Boling Arena SMRW announced the finalist for the 2014 Laurie contest this week. Congratulations to the 2014 Laurie Finalists! Contemporary Mistletoe Misgivings – Tanya Agler The First Word – Joanne Isley Trust No One – Annette Keuning FF&P Damned If She Do… Continue reading Rumor Has It Wednesday
Play Date Saturday
2nd Saturday of the month means a day with my writing peeps. You know who they are. The Smoky Mountain Romance Writers. We gathered at the Fountain City Library at 10 a.m. and had out meeting. Then Sandy Sullivan from Secret Cravings Publishing gave a great presentation about why a writer should go with a… Continue reading Play Date Saturday
Play Date Saturday
Today was my monthly meeting for the Smoky Mountain Romance Writers. We discussed the finalization of plans for Romfest 2014. Members signed up to volunteer where they were needed during the event. We also discussed plans for 2015. Not Romfest, but chapter plans. As usual after the meeting adjourned we went to lunch where we… Continue reading Play Date Saturday
Play Date Saturday
Today was so much fun. It started off with my local writing chapter's monthly meeting. We held our elections and I am no longer president. I passed the gavel to Sharon Griffith. Wishing her luck for the next two years. We had a guest speaker today too. The very talented and insightful author, Keena Kinkaid.… Continue reading Play Date Saturday
Play Date Saturday
Fun day today. Went to a writing meeting with my fellow SMRW members. We had a great guest speaker, Kim Law from Nashville Music City Romance Writers. She showed us how her wacky brain works and how she figured out how to successfully write a book. She's a mathematician so she is big into numbers,… Continue reading Play Date Saturday
Play Date Saturday
Today was jam packed with activities. First I had my monthly meeting of the Smoky Mountain Romance Writers. We did planning for the upcoming year and events that will happen by this time next year. It was a productive meeting. Then I had to do grocery shopping. Not sure why if you go in with… Continue reading Play Date Saturday
Sunday Sundaes
Today started off with church. On our way we found that the power was out in Halls making crossing through intersections tricky. Some people don't know they are supposed to treat intersections as a four way stop when the traffic lights aren't working. When we came out of church we found that like the last… Continue reading Sunday Sundaes
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