I have been published
(or have work pending)...
In
Book Form:
- Living with Your Springer Spaniel
- Living with your Cocker Spaniel
- Your Outta' Control Ferret
- The Simple Guide To Ferrets
- The Simple Guide To Rabbits
- Garden Design with Pets in Mind
- The Miniature Pinscher
- The Basset Hound
In National Magazines:
- Dog World (regular monthly
column and many feature articles)
- American Kennel Club Gazette
(several feature articles)
- The Herb Quarterly
- Dog & Kennel
- Dog Fancy
- The American Cocker Review
- English Cocker Review
- English Cocker Quarterly
- And
others, including two regular columns that were often syndicated in Hoflin Publishing's breed specific magazines:
one humor column, one on natural pet care
...and, IN Local Newspapers:
- Regular column on bird and wildlife watching
- Regular travel column featuring daytrips from
our area
- Series of gardening columns
- Regular news reports from an environmental organization
- Regular news reports from various local clubs
BLOGGING AND FORUMS
I began and still own one of the largest singles dating sites on the web, "Over
45, Not Over the Hill" (http://over45.lolbb.com)
Other blogs that I maintain regularly include:
http://allnaturalhorse.blogspot.com
http://growing-up-southern.blogspot.com
http://green-keys.blogspot.com
http://pasture-prime.blogspot.com
Y'all drop in at any address and say hello! I'm usually at one or the other.
I also have written and designed complete newsletters
for two non-profit organizations and produced copy for real estate advertisements.
I currently own and manage a public horseback riding stable, where we also try
to "do our part" by rescuing, rehabbing and rehoming horses that are in bad situations. I am constantly learning new things
about owning, raising, training and most recently exhibiting our horses. We keep them all as natural as possible, using natural
herbs and diet to keep them healthy and happy and following an all-natural hoof care regimen as well.
Between my other projects, (in my "spare time" so to
speak), I continue to work on my novel, set in the War Between the States era. So far, it's taken me longer to write the darned
thing than it took them to actually fight the war in the first place. My characters keep doing unexpected things that keep
me on my toes, causing me to have to do lots of unexpected research. (A sample chapter is included in my writing samples
here)
I enjoy doing research on any topic: whether it's something I'm familiar with already, or something totally
new. I love learning new things! My motto is: "The more I know, the more I know I don't know".
I am a thorough
fact-checker, and because of my background as a line and copy editor (for a major book publishing house, as well as a newspaper)
I try to turn in work that will need as little editing as possible (why is it that we simply cannot always catch our own mistakes,
when we find it so simple to find those of others?) I work well with deadlines, and promise a fast turnaround on time-sensitive
projects. I can also offer quality photographs with any project along
with my copy.
