About two weeks ago, I participated in a career day for local sixth graders. I spoke about being published and what it was like to have a book signing. I did a fun speed writing exercise which then turned into a lesson about ghostwriting, complete with money exchanging hands and someone else getting credit for […]
On behalf of L.A. Mitchell's awesome clients,thank you for your sacrifice. Dear Laura, Thank you very much for your donation to General Fund Campaign on behalf of L.A. Mitchell's clients. We are deeply grateful for your generosity and support of our efforts. Your gift has made a difference and enabled us to provide vital services […]
Yesterday, the annual bombardment of perfume and cologne samples clogged my mailbox, slipping from glossy Black Friday ads like seduction bombs delivered by the cosmetic industry. Here's the thing: as a writer, I save every one of them. Remember how I always say that music is the short cut to Storyland? If music is the […]
Okay, so back in the days of heavy blogging (remember those? Before other social media swallowed blogging whole), my blogging friends were like family. We shared poems, triumphant (and not so triumphant) entrances into the publishing world, our lives, our environments, our art. Though I was an early entry into the Twittersphere, I'm just now […]
Don't judge me too harshly for tuning into the first week of Fox's new show, Utopia. In my defense, I lasted about twenty minutes. And ABC has yet to cast Dean Butler in the role of old TV star on Dancing With the Stars. The Utopia concept is solid, the behind the scenes production is […]
So the day has come when several things have happened: (1) my site is updated to reflect my freelancing and my writing, (2) my blog is co-located now, (3) the red phone booth is gone. This last item turned out to be a source of sadness for one reader who bought me this only a […]
