Generous: when the giver becomes the gift
My husband Keith is “tit-for-tat” generous, that is, he tries to give at least as much as he receives. That and the Five-Minute Friday prompt, got me thinking about what generous really means. Here are some examples from Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary: The...
The root of the matter in my eighth decade
A week ago, I celebrated a landmark birthday plus one, entering my eighth decade, time to question the root of the matter: aging. The root problem I noticed it two decades ago, the pull of gravity on my face, my breasts, and now my derriere. Once I was like a young...
Top Ten Myths about Book Publishing
Lawrence Knorr is President and CEO of Sunbury Press, based in Mechanicsburg, PA—his home; everyone else employed by his publishing company works from home. With 15 imprints and over one hundred titles published per year, Sunbury is a medium-sized press. Knorr has...
The road to publication is long and winding
Three years ago, at HippoCamp 2019, I encountered Randon Billings Noble as a debut author, reading from her brilliant essay collection Be With Me Always, and as a presenter for her inspirational breakout session, “Crafting the Lyric Essay.” When I read that she was...
It takes discipline to write like a musician
Lillie Gardner has discipline, as both a writer and a musician. She holds a PhD in piano performance and is a piano instructor. And she meshes the discipline of music into the discipline of her writing. At HippoCamp22, in the session titled “Write Like a Musician,”...
So happy together, and how is the weather?
So happy together It was 1967 when The Turtles released “Happy Together.” Penned by songwriters Alan Gordon and Garry Bonner, the catchy pop song rose to number one on the US Billboard Hot 100—The Turtles only number one hit. As you can see in this picture of...