Marrying these two issues–author platform and my PhD education–has become one of the most important issues I’ve struggled with over the past few months since I began my PhD program. Before school, I found myself basking in the wisdom of platform experts such as Dan Blank, Jane Friedman, and Christina Katz. Each of these experts [...]
The Stormchasers by Jenna Blum Plume Publishers, 2010 ($15.00 paperback) I just finished Blum’s second novel, The Stormchasers, about a 38-year-old woman searching for her twin brother as part of a storm chasing tour across the Great Plains, and I have to tell you, I couldn’t put it down. I started it less than 24 hours [...]
If you’re like me, you’re just now starting to think about your shopping list for the holiday season. Hey, you’ve got a week left, right, and stores have promised event deeper savings as they count down to Christmas. So I got to thinking about what I could get family and friends that would be interesting, [...]
Just last week, millions of people along the East Coast experienced their first snow storm of the season, knocking down trees, destroying property, and leaving hundreds of thousands without power, some for up to a week. I don’t know about you, but it made me realize that I need to update my emergency kit for [...]