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On PAR Woman, anyone?

On PAR stands for On top of, Primed and Ready. It’s a site that will be about a grown up woman’s Point of View. First we launched an On PAR Facebook Page. It’s aimed as an upbeat site :For the over 45 grown up woman, and those who simply feel grown up. And, the men who admire them!”

The Big Picture

Ever feel like the weight of the universe is on your shoulders? Deadlines to meet, traveling and wondering why you can’t sleep, multi-tasking like an octopus, and still need a few more arms, brains, bodies to do it all? Sometimes it helps to take a look at the big picture.

Julie Compton, Jerdine Nolen, Alice Randall, and Jim Butcher

Writers I’m enjoying. I thought you’d enjoy them, too. More, soon.

FAMILY FOLKLORE: Story Prompts for the Workshop

Ever wanted to write down your family history, or your own story, or something that you want to share from your life with readers? Here’s a chance to spend a day learning, sharing, and writing about exactly that. Great for the family genealogist, family reunion memoirs, scrapbook makers, family photo archives,the memory writer, nonfiction writers, and anyone who ever thought about some that really happened.”I bet that would make a great article for…” Come and get started with my FAMILY FOLKLORE workshop.

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year from one who’s grateful to have had this year!

The Chicken Caper! Win a Prize!

I’ve discovered that, as a writer who writes by the seat of her jeans, that something else keeps creeping into my storylines. They are what I call the Backstreet Capers: those little teaser storylines that seem to have nothing to do with the book’s subject manner and are often seen as played for laughs. So I’m starting a contest called the CHICKEN CAPER.

ICING ON THE CAKE & “A Matter Of Loaf And Death”

ICING ON THE CAKE is also available as an eBook

HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY

A salute to mothers, Laura Parker Castoro’s own, and her fictional characters.

What’s Available now? — ICING ON THE CAKE

 
ICING ON THE CAKE (MIRA Books, 2007)
This book came into being because I had found an artisan bakery in Little Rock where they make fresh bread daily from their own starter.  Never knew what starter was until I began researching the book. Now I know it’s the heart of every artisan bakery.  Before I finished, I [...]

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