Posts Tagged ‘writing’
When someone copies you
When I first taught school, the director of our flagship Early Childhood Intervention program told us we would be fired if she ever caught us giving our students a “ditto,” which is an old-fashioned thing to call a pre-printed coloring book type of page. We could use blank paper only. If we wanted the children…
Read MoreLate Bloomer
I had the entire day blocked out to work on a new book, but alas, I began with the writer’s chores of procrastination and distraction. I only meant to clip a few roses and gardenias, but then noticed a weed. Then, I realized the mounds of drift roses needed thinning and, 3 hours later, was…
Read MoreThe new book!
Exploding Hushpuppies! by Leslie Anne Tarabella will be released in early November 2020.
Read MoreThe Gulf Shores and Orange Beach guidebook is ready!
Well, I couldn’t be happier with the way it turned out! I mentioned a few months ago (HERE) that I was chosen to write this year’s Gulf Shores and Orange Beach 2017 Official Vacation Guide. It was an interesting project about the place I love, and even though I’ve lived in this area my entire…
Read MoreHello, this is Fanny Flagg
I’ll have two separate stories in the paper this week about my interview with Fannie Flagg. This first one tells about the craziness leading up to the phone interview (nothing’s ever easy, right?), then the second story is about what I learned from talking with the popular Alabama-born actress and author. Don’t forget, her…
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