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I can finally cross an item off my list of things to do! I’ve put both a FeedBlitz and FeedBurner link on my sidebar. I had this written down to do–so I did it–but I can’t remember why I would need both of them. I already get site reports for how many of you great […]

This afternoon I picked six giggly girls–and one giggly boy–up from school. Andrea celebrated her birthday almost a month ago with a charity event, but she really wanted a sleep over, too. I hadn’t felt up to it until this weekend. The plan was to sing High School Musical karaoke, which the girls fully embraced […]

There’s almost nothing that makes me happier than being asked for my opinion. Maybe you’re the same way. In any case, here’s a survey from Bethany House Publishers. After you’ve completed the survey, leave a comment telling which cover you liked best and and why. We can get a little sampling of the general public […]

My wonderful agent is asking for the tagline for my newest manuscript. What is a tagline? A short sentence which, as my agent describes it, serves somewhat as a subtitle, but with a hook. The one I like best so far: TITLE: UndiscoveredTAGLINE: Dying to forget; living to forgive. Can you tell from those two […]

Whew! After one week without a computer, I’m now limping my way back to being fully connected. As of today, the computer whiz had been unable to retrieve any data, though he has one more trick to try. So what if I never get that information back? The largest, most important pieces of my writing […]

Happy birthday, Mom! As Joshua says, “You’re only 10. You have two fives. 5 + 5 = 10.” But this can be a special day for you, Dear Blog Reader, too! 🙂 We’re getting our next newsletter edition ready. Subscribe to the Ashberry Lane Newsletter to be entered in a contest for an MP3 player […]

and sometimes it–well, that would be getting ahead of myself. Yesterday started with hours on the phone with tech support only to hear that my hard drive was fried and I needed to take it in for data recovery. I did my homework and found a local computer doc who only charges $99 to recover […]

On my post Relationship Advice?, Anonymous had this to say: Can I ask you a question, though, from a non-writer? What exactly do you mean by telling instead of showing? How do you distinguish between the two? Since a book is all about the words, how does an author show and not tell? Excellent question, […]

I found this comic especially funny because I’m married to a police officer and I’ve read some of his reports! Everyone’s a critic, right?

And the survey says…? (In keeping with the theme of my last two posts…) Portland has the nicest drivers while the rudest hang out in Miami, Florida. Locals have been back and forth on the news, expressing opinions on both sides of the issue. I’m sure bad driving exists everywhere and we can all attest […]