First Fell in Love with

Writing.

Though I have always enjoyed writing, words became deeper and more meaningful the day my Language Arts Instructor (high school) had us read this classic: A Worn Path by Eudora Welty. I was instantly impressed by her enigmatic way of unraveling the tale as well as the rich sensory detail and the implied history! My!

For your benefit, I have posted the story below the break. I hope you love it as much as I do.

Do you love her style? Hate it? Why?

A Walk With a Princess ...

Congrats, Shanna M. Tull! I loved this book back when I critiqued it, and I love it even more now. Woohooo!!!

Fortuna, a determined young lady, wants nothing more than to prove to everyone that a middle princess is just as special as the firstborn and last daughter. She has the perfect quest too. Shortly before her eldest sister’s wedding all of the princes disappeared. If she finds the seven missing men she’ll not only be a hero, but she will have saved her sister’s love lives and exonerated her kingdom from blame.

Forced to run away to go on her quest, Fortuna has to accept the company of Aaron, a handsome young man who has sworn to protect her, a crazy old lady who thinks Fortuna is her daughter, and a traveling troupe who want nothing more than to hide her away and keep her safe.

As she and her companions confront camping out at night, music-loving ogres, and fairies who aren’t telling Fortuna everything she is faced with decisions that could alter her entire world as she realizes that Aaron might be someone more important to her than any prince could ever be.

Will Fortuna follow her heart and doom not only the missing princes and her sisters, but her kingdom as well? Or will she be a true princess and prove to everyone, for once and for all, that a middle princess is special too?

 Get your paperback now! xD

http://www.amazon.com/The-Middle-Princess-Shanna-Tull/dp/1495932168/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1400179889&sr=8-1

Knowing What to Write in a Blog Post

I think it should be whatever comes to your heart.

I know when I started several years ago, I wanted to sweep you off your feet with interesting topics. So I wrote every single day of the week--Sundays included--with patterned specific themes. That became tiresome. I held blog tours as well as guest posts and threw bloghops and other innovative events. It was fun! But maybe I tried too hard? I can't compete with that now! Ha.

Now I scratch my head in wonder with what interesting topics I can come up with for you. With audience in mind, I become paralyzed and then I lose myself in the 'rules' of what should please you (I have gone to writers conferences where they share with us on how to make your blog work for you). Oh boy... On top of that, I am bloggified out after more than a year when babykins has been born.


Have you lost yourself in topics that would lure readers to your blog? Or do you just write whatever comes naturally?

Who I Am Yesterday: A Path to Coping With a Loved One's Dimentia by Victoria Adams

This book is my personal journey through the first year of learning to manage the day to day joys and tribulations of living with a loved one's dementia. It is a personal story which provides the foundation of the relationship that I have with my husband. It is also a journey of observation; a tale of learning and discovery, and a sharing of the coping mechanisms that worked for me. Join me as I follow the incredible workings of the human mind and learn how to find humor in the midst of heartbreak.

VICTORIA ADAMS is an accountant and financial analyst by profession. Over the years she has been involved in pottery, needlepoint, gardening and other activities that enable her to create or discover. She has been a teacher and occasional speaker. She is also a voracious reader with her most loved books being in the areas of philosophy, religion, history, archeology and anthropology. It is in these areas her husband most wanted her to publish. Perhaps now it is time.

Paperback: http://www.amazon.com/Who-Am-Yesterday-Coping-Dementia/dp/1940812119/

Publisher: PDMI

Language: English

ISBN-10: 1475152183

ISBN-13: 978-1475152180

Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.3 inches 

Reviews:

Who I am Yesterday: A Path to Coping with a Loved One’s Dementia by Victoria Adams is a touching account of her efforts to care for her husband through the advance of his confused mental stage. Victoria gives detailed information about practicalities of living with someone who has vascular dementia and gives realistic advice without getting bogged down in complicated medical and legal details. 

~Cindy Koepp, author and teacher

An engaging and unique viewpoint on dementia care-giving. Victoria captures the reader with her capacity to communicate and relate with her loved one's changing needs. To say this is a "must read" for care-givers would be an understatement.

~ Connie Pierce, author of Letting go of the Rice

This is a must read for anyone who is affected by dementia- especially their care givers. The author makes a case for dementia and how it affects the lives of those it touches in both the good times and the difficult times. For anyone who has been a care giver, family member, friend or loved one of one with dementia he or she will relate to the stories in this book which will make you laugh and cry. The author takes you on a journey of love, of hope, and of courage.

~ Kirkland Visiting Angels

Find Victoria Adams here!

Like the Phoenix ...

... watch me rise from the ash. Ouch! I hope I don't burn up again.

So I have dropped off the face of the blogoverse and need to get back into it! It isn't easy taking such a long break, then having to recapture where you last left off.That's because there is not picking up where I last left off. I need to build myself up again and that is intimidating, especially when I was rockin' before. It took me about a year to get my little blog to a satisfying traffic flow. Ugh...

How do you reconnect when you have been absent for a long time?

Coming NEXT week: Who I am Yesterday by the fabulous Victoria Adams!