Why the 10/6 today? Because the projected publication date for Caring Lessons was ten weeks from today - 10-1-10. But since we're now running ahead of schedule it's been changed to six weeks or even less. So it feels like having a bona fide book in my hand is really going to happen! Back to …
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Stashing Away Book Stuff
I'm making progress in my clean-up before Caring Lessons comes out. To encourage you writers that an end can be in sight, here's a stack of eight drafts that I printed off of my book (thousands of pages went into recycle along the way) and three five-subject spiral notebooks that I used to chronicle every …
Countdown – 11 Weeks Until Publication
Surprise. Surprise. I didn't know I still had another "edit" coming. I received a final (I think) edit of Caring Lessons itself. And, to my chagrin, this wonderful editor found yet another 32 things she could correct. I have a totally new respect for editors! I appreciate beyond words their nitty-gritty attention to every hyphen, …
Countdown – 12 Weeks Until Publication
Well, I'm on the final, final trek to get Caring Lessons off to the printer. Have been working on refining the wording on the back cover. Have a great editor helping me make my nursing jargon understandable. I'm so used to talking as if everyone knows what I mean. Not so. It reminds me of …
Countdown – 15 Weeks Until Publication
I feel a bit silly announcing that in 15 weeks Caring Lessons should come out, because I'm still not finished proofing the galley. I've gotten totally sidetracked with family stuff, fun things that make me stop and reflect on the meaning of life, death, and retirement--and about everything else that confronts us on our journeys. …
A Bird-licious Day in Chicago
Outside cafes are finally open in Chicago. That must mean summer is around the corner. Here I share lunch with a friend and a bird who loves the crusty, yeasty, yummy rolls under the awesome white awning at Smith & Wollensky on the Chicago River. A tour boat on the Chicago River. A favorite summer …
Find a Like-minded Friend!
Writing Tip: Write with a friend. I started writing Caring Lessons only because my long-time friend Marianna and I cooked up the idea together of writing our nursing stories. Marianna and I live in different cities. We met in person in August of 2000 to make our writing plans. In fact, with respect to Marianna, …
Write Along with Me 