by Sherry | Aug 8, 2017 | Art, Books, Creativity, Married Life, Maud's House, Relationships
If you think you’ve got it bad, get over yourself and go to Maudie, a quiet yet moving film about Canada’s most famous folk artist. Sally Hawkins is incredible as the irrepressible, smart, yet fragile Maud Lewis. Ethan Hawke admirably plays her fish seller...
by Sherry | Jul 28, 2017 | Books, Reading, Spirituality, Writing, Yoga
Long ago in a land faraway a humble physician named Patanjali codified his thoughts and knowledge of yoga in The Yoga Sutra of Patanjali. This is a guide for living the right life. It is also a guide to right writing. You don’t believe in all this yoga stuff?...
by Sherry | Jun 23, 2016 | Books, Down Dog Diary, Publishing Industry, Warrior's Revenge
A book has only seconds to capture your attention, and its attention-getter is the cover. As an author entrepreneur, a professional book designer, and an independent publisher, I’m always looking at covers. Some catch my eye, but many more make me wince. So...
by Sherry | Feb 7, 2016 | Book Marketing, Books, Publishing Industry
As chair of the Midwest Book Awards, I have discovered one can survive running a book awards program. It takes an immense amount of time, planning that would put most military strategists to shame, lots of contacts and friends with contacts, a patient and generous...
by Sherry | Nov 6, 2011 | Books, Writing
Themes are for parks like Disneyland, not for books. When it comes to writing, I prefer to sculpt my stories around an armature. I came upon this concept in an extraordinary little writing book called Invisible Ink by Brian McDonald. I admit my eyes glaze over when...
