by Sherry | Feb 5, 2013 | Art, Creativity, Maud's House, Writing
Painter Anna Oneglia created the artwork for the cover of my novel of lost and found creativity, Maud’s House. I remember the first time my young daughter saw it she said, “It looks like Maud’s outside looking outside.” The story is about an...
by Sherry | Sep 9, 2012 | Business Writing, Editing, WriteTips, Writing
Call me a cock-eyed optimist, but I believe anyone can be a better writer. Maybe you are not the next Hemingway, and there’s not a classic fish tale in your future. But you can learn to write about the one that got away in a clear and understandable manner, in a...
by Sherry | May 14, 2012 | Book of Mercy, Censorship, Libraries, Parenting, Publishing Industry, Writing
When Book of Mercy was named a finalist in the Midwest Book Awards, I interviewed Antigone Brown, the main character, about her view of this momentous event. She is a mother-to-be who stands up to the book banners in her small North Carolina town, even though she...
by Sherry | Feb 5, 2012 | Art, Creativity, Maud's House
This is a story of a woman who drew on the walls and the stove and the breadbox. Her name was Maud. And I fell in love with her spirit. Folk artist Maud Lewis of Nova Scotia was a wee woman with such a great artistic spirit that her entire house has been preserved in...
by Sherry | Jan 23, 2012 | Book Marketing, Book of Mercy, Censorship, Creativity, Maud's House, Publishing Industry
This book tour I am going in my pajamas. I am participating in the Get Loaded Blog Tour de Force sponsored by the Indie Book Collective this week, and I hope to get more mileage while putting on fewer miles. This is the new paradigm in publishing. You see, in my last...
