Magical Memoir Moments

How a Romantic Getaway Led Me to An Ideal Reader: And Another Book Giveaway

Kathy Pooler is one of my most prolific and generous memoir writer friends. If you’ve been following this blog, you have met her talking about how to use Twitter to build meaningful relationships. Today she is featuring a guest blog from me about how I stumbled onto an “ideal reader” while on a romantic getaway…

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Celebrating a Year Since Launching a Website: A WordPress Report

Last January 17, with help from my daughter Kate and the good folks at PlumbMedia, I launched the website that houses this blog. So today, on the exact anniversary of that date, I am pleased to share the summary of the year as WordPress described it for me. According to blogging guru Derek Halpern there…

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Using Twitter Strategically: It's All About Making Meaningful Connections

Two weeks ago I wrote about balancing two kinds of writing — memoir and social media (Facebook and Twitter). Kathleen Pooler wrote a comment on that post, which prompted my invitation to her to share what she has learned about Twitter. I tend to use Facebook more than Twitter, but I see the advantages of Twitter when…

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