by Karen Smith | Dec 31, 2024 | Blog
“The best laid schemes o’ Mice an’ Men / Gang aft agley.” – Robert Burns We had plans for Christmas, but the grand appearance of our first grandchild disrupted them. We’re not upset at that by any means. In fact, little Evelyn Grace was born...
by Karen Smith | Dec 17, 2024 | Blog
I went shopping recently. At this time of year, gift shopping isn’t unusual; however, I was shopping for a birthday present. My son’s fiancee has a December birthday, so we wanted to ensure she was able to celebrate both her birthday and Christmas...
by Karen Smith | Oct 22, 2024 | Blog
Within the various writers groups to which I subscribe and in which I participate, I come across every day someone posting about difficulties producing a book. People ask about appropriate program to write their books, create illustrations, design their books, and...
by Karen Smith | Sep 17, 2024 | Blog
It’s not what you’re thinking. Creatively, I go through periods of rapid productivity interspersed with lulls of inactivity. I’ve come to think of this on-again, off-again state as less manic-depressive than as simply a weird sort of rhythm. I...
by Karen Smith | Jul 9, 2024 | Blog
When my best friend and I attend events as vendors, we often find ourselves criticizing our failure to predict human behavior. At first we were, perhaps, too enthusiastic and hopeful. When a potential customer said he or she would return later, hope surged. We soon...
