Blog Sleep Deprivation, Jet Lag, and Writing On the good side, I recently took a lengthy vacation and flew across the pond to Greece for the first time. On the bad side,…Bobbie ChristmasJuly 20, 2015
Blog Falling Prey to a Commercial I fell prey to a commercial that made my mouth water, and I have learned my lesson. Little Caesar's bacon-encrusted deep dish pizza spoke to…Bobbie ChristmasApril 19, 2015
Blog Words and Music I feel moved by Truman Capote's quote, "To me the greatest pleasure of writing is not what it's about, but the music the words make."…Bobbie ChristmasFebruary 24, 2015
Blog A New Year, a New Plan Many folks make resolutions for the new year, and for a few weeks they may even try to fulfill those resolutions. I see the results…Bobbie ChristmasJanuary 30, 2015
Blog The Horror of the Blank Page, Blank Mind Have you ever stared at a blank page and wondered what the heck you were going to write? That's what I faced today when I…Bobbie ChristmasDecember 26, 2014
Blog Giving Thanks for Open Minds and Happiness As I write this, I am still swooning with love for my family and thankful for all my blessings. After a huge family wedding a…Bobbie ChristmasDecember 1, 2014
Blog Query Letters: Do’s and Don’ts While clearing out old papers, I ran across a few items I collected many years ago. For a time, I helped a literary agent…Bobbie ChristmasNovember 17, 2014
Blog Today’s Conundrum One of my wonderful clients just sent me a copy of her memoir, Wife of the Deceased. Last month, a client gave me two of…Bobbie ChristmasNovember 5, 2014
Blog What’s an Editor to Do? As I write this, I just finished reading a blog posted by someone who claims to be an editor. While her blog information makes sense,…Bobbie ChristmasOctober 6, 2014
Blog The Mighty Pen — and an addendum I wrote the following as my letter from the editor in the latest issue of The Writers Network News, but even if you read it…Bobbie ChristmasAugust 27, 2014