New Orleans
Our first visit in about 20 years. Wish we had had more time to explore. I was in the SHRM conference most of the time, but Shelly managed to get to the WWII museum which he just lvoed. One night we ventured out to Frenchmen Street, three streetcars away from Upper Garden District where we stayed. We ate at the Three Muses, which had been recommended. What fun: I love tapas and the shrimp were incredible. Nice band but actually the band in the restaurant down the street
TURN ON THE RADIO!
You never know who'll be on it. Like me, for instance. This morning Pat Rullo in Ohio interviewed me for Speak Up Talk Radio. I had no guidance on how to prepare and decided to just wing it. I'm pleased with how it came out and am beginning to hope that I'm actually getting better at public speaking. Recently I read somewhere that there's a reason writers write - they don't like to speak! Pretty true in my case. Pat is a great interviewer and kept the ball rolling. Heari
Two stories, one old, one new. . .
"One Doesn't Trifle with Love," a great collegiate love story, was written AGES ago while "Three Gentlemen Callers" is a recent creation, a love story of sorts for the older generation. Enjoy!
such FUN!
Lucky me, I got to attend the conference again this year, this time in beautiful New Orleans. The weather could have been better: less rain and humidity, less tropical storm Cindy, fewer warnings about possible tornadoes and such, but overall, my days there were exciting. I got to sign a few books of mine, cover a breakout session on workplace investigations (watch for it in HR Journal), and even be videotaped retelling a scary incident from my novel, Dream Job. Can't wait
WELCOME TO PLANET JANET'S WEEKLY VIBES
* Updates: I've decided to start a newsletter for our community which will be updated every Friday. Subscribe using the contact page so you don't miss a thing! If you're curious about the world of a writer or about books or about readings or the inner world of characters or. . . * Up & About: Funny (?) photos from Our Week! Marea Needle, our Blue Ink Photographer, takes all the credit. * Caring and Sharing Contest: Win a free book! Here's how this is going to work. Dream Jo
Remiss
I've been neglecting my blog of late. Time to catch up. Dream Job has garnered two awards - that can't be bad. Hoping to see if that fact attracts more readers. Seriously thinking of doing an audiotape as I hear they are "flying off the metaphorical shelves." It seems like a lot of work though - finding the reader, auditioning, figuring out how to distribute and publicize. Oy! Very excited to state that I have a rough draft of 60,000 words on my second novel, tentatively c