In the spirit of Holiday, and Freedoms, and all around extreme coolness, I’m passing on some blogs – or books – that I’ve found to be amazing, wonderful, interesting, or just very, very cool.
First up is Ais Portraits and her terrific post about food styling. This young woman is a terrific photographer, and I’ve just today found her. Trust me when I say I’ll be following her development!
Ais’s mom is Lorna Tedder, and her blog is The Spiritual Eclectic. An all around great place to hang. Lorna is good peeps and seeing her change and grow has been an amazing journey this past few years – plus I learn a lot!
I have to give a shout out to my very dear friend, Lynne Marshall. Her single title, ONE FOR THE ROAD, is out now from Wild Rose Press and it’s definitely a book full of heart. Lynne is a writer who knows how to dig into your emotions and keep you hooked, right from the beginning. You can find her book here.
For knowledge and fun, give Catie Rhodes a try. She’s a writer who blogs about – well, a lot. Today, she’s blogging about high treason, and how everyone who signed the Declaration of Independence could have been drawn and quartered (and I don’t mean have a portrait made and given a place to sleep), plus a lot worse. She gives good history – it’s another place where I always learn something.
For writers looking for mentors, check out Kristen Lamb’s blog. She’s the #1 social media guru for writers, in my opinion. Plus, she’s downright funny and fun to hang with. She teaches online classes, too – so if you can grab one of those, do!
Another terrific writing mentor is Bob Mayer. I’ve taken his Warrior Writer class twice now, both times in person, and done all the exercises in his book at least twice. He’s dedicated, funny, and prolific. He’s got his finger on the indie press pulse, and I’ve learned a lot from him. Because of an idea he gave me in one of his workshops, I sold my first book. So I’m also forever indebted to him!
And last but not least, for this week anyway, is a wine blog by Joe Roberts called 1 Wine Dude. He’s a “certified” wine specialist, but he’s straight forward, funny, and not at all pretentious. I’m actually gonna find him on Twitter and follow, as he does reviews there. He tastes tons of wines of all price ranges and is witty about his reviews but not obscure.
So there you have it, some of my favorite online places to hang. Coming soon is a blog on pink wines – why, oh why couldn’t they have just kept calling them Rose? (Pretend there’s an accent on the “e” for me, okay?!)
In the meantime, have a safe and happy Fourth of July. Love from my house to yours!
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Have you read DEMON SOUL yet? You can find it at Crescent Moon Pressor Amazon.com. Happy Reading!
THANK YOU for those. That’s a great thing to do for the rest of us. The sharing from authors amazes me!
Patti
Oh Patti, you are so welcome! I actually hijacked the idea from someone else…lol! Thanks for dropping by!
Hi,
Thanks for this list. Have a great 4th of July.
Janie, welcome! Hope you found something interesting here. Drop by any time!
Thanks for pimping me on your blog. 😀 This was my first knowledge of food styling. That’s interesting. I always learn about the classiest stuff from you. I hope you’ve had a good Independence Day.
Catie, always glad to do some pimping for friends! Thanks for dropping by!
Hey, Happy 4th to you, too!
The most awesomeness I see here is YOU! Great list, btw.
best,
Lynne
Thanks, Lynne – you always know what to say! Hugs hon!
Great list! Thanks for sharing. I hope you’ve had a great 4th!
Rhonda, you are so welcome! May your 4th be safe as well as happy!
Hey Christine,
Wonderful list!!!
I just left a comment for Lorna who had a great message about staying positive (something I needed to hear today)… Loved the history lesson I got from Catie Rhodes and I’ve booked marked both Bob Mayer and Kristen Lamb’s site.
Thanks for the reccomendations!