Category Archives: decorating

Still Chasing the Dream

By Linda | Published March 3, 2009

While packing for my recent writing conference in Florida, I did the three things any smart gal does: check weather.com’s extended forecast, choose the prettiest shoes, and bring lots of books. I was ready for some sunshine, as Atlanta’s teaser of Spring went from 60 degree days to 30 degree days and I hate being teased.
The conference was called Sleuthfest, sponsored by the Mystery Writers of America, the Florida Chapter and was geared to the detective/police/PI/thriller/suspense market… more suited for the novel I’m almost done with, not really the one I wanted to pitch, but the agent…

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Love the one you're with.

By Linda | Published May 14, 2008

emily giffin
Originally uploaded by Another Good Thing

My friend, Emily Giffin‘s new book is out.
Go buy it.
I went to her book launch last night and saw all the pretty people. I go to a lot of these things, calling it research, and networking. Building friendships with people who usually hole up in coffee shops or basement offices with fictional characters is hard.
At these events I usually end up taking home some great ideas for when it will be my turn- for MY book… last night, with positive reports from…

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Let's Talk about BEDS.

By Linda | Published March 10, 2008

Double	Full	54″	75″
Queen	Queen	60″	80″
Standard or Eastern King	King	76″-78″ (widest)	80″
California King	Western King	72″	84″ (longest)

Recently, I have been wondering about master bedrooms. One, why they are called, “master?” and two, why do people…

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Got that Beatles song, Tax Man on my mind today.

By Linda | Published March 3, 2008

After a few hours in a hot stuffy office pushing a bunch of receipts across a clutttered desk, punching numbers, signing papers and challenging my memory- followed by a really weird Korean noodle lunch, I’m home measuring, sketching and planning to update the kids bath– because I need some MORE distractions while I rewrite 100 pages of manuscript, you know- multitasking is my forte.
I can only hope Home Depot Expo and all their helpers will work out better for me than when I played GC and remodeled the master bath, with the old man and his lazy son.

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