Cooling in the shade
What’s Jack up to? Always looking for a good spot to chill.
I’m trying to stay deep in editing mode so am light on spare words just popping in to wish you a good day today. Find a chance to chill ok?
And Happy Earth Day! Do something good for the earth today. Refill that water bottle again and again. It’s cool.
Best,
Kwana
What’s A Girl Got To Do…
…to get one little Vogue shoot in her lifetime.
Oh to dream, right? Is it Sarah or the genius of Mario or is it Dior that make these images so magical? Sighing…
best,
Kwana
Back to Reality
What’s Jack up to? Jack’s being Jack. Chilling after a weekend of well… chilling. Yeah, his life is good.
Me, I’m recuperating after the busy weekend with the DH and the Dear Twins. Thanks so much for all the well wishes on the DH’s birthday and all the support on the Borders True Romance post this Saturday. It was great and so nice of you all.
Today it’s back to writing, editing and the mom, work, drive grind although a little time to luxuriate would be nice.
Best,
Kwana
Old is New Again
Thanks to all for all the sweet B-day wishes for my DH yesterday. He was so touched and sends his thanks.
And still today I’ve got more going on. Told you it was a busy week. Whew.
Check me out over here guest blogging over at the Borders True Romance Blog. How thrilled am I to be hanging with all those fabulous romance authors? Eeeeee! Please stop on by and comment all my blog friends so I’m not hanging alone. Thanks.
I’m talking about reading the classics in a new way.
Best,
Kwana
Adoring… happily
What’s Jack up to? He’s very happy today because today is HIS BFF’s Birthday. But he’ll have to wait in line to give out some birthday cheer because before he was his BFF he was MINE.
Yes, today is my DH’s birthday.
Happy Birthday Lovey!!
I always find this the hardest post of the year to write. What do I say after over 20 years that hasn’t already been said? ‘Happy Birthday’ are truly not strong enough words to express the magnitude of what I’m feeling and wishing for my dear DH today.
So since the right words fail me (the writer-um, nice) when it comes to you. I’ll leave it to Prince because he was there from the beginning:
“Until the end of time
I’ll be there 4 u
U own my heart and mind
I truly adore u
If god one day stroke me blind
Your beauty i’d still see
Love is 2 weak 2 define
Just what u mean 2 me”Wishing you all the happiness in the world and then some more if I can grab it for you.
With you I’ll get greedy.
Love Always,
Me
P.S.
Love from DS, DD and Jack too
XOXO
P.P.S
All you bloggy folks. Check me out tomorrow over here! Yay!!!!!
Friends… Gotta Have Em
Though it’s tax day today we’re just going to forget all that here on ye old blog and say Happy Birthday today to one of my dearest friends and always BFF, more like a sister, Ceska.
Ceska and I have been friends since young girls on the playground from the days of Kick The Can to Jams in the Park (shhh don’t tell Nana) to the births of our children. Yeah, I still can’t write right after being in the delivery room with her for the birth of my 10 pound godson now 18 years ago. But a nearly broken hand? What’s that between best friends? Nothing.
These songs go out to my girl Ceska. Thanks for always having my back and being a Queen of Peace Forever. Happy Birthday!
Stop laughing. Now. You know you want to sing. What songs make you think of your old friends?
Best,
Kwana
P.S.
The winner of The Uptown book giveaway is…. Lecia from the beautiful blog A Day That Is Dessert. Congrats! Lecia please email me your info at kwanawrites (at) yahoo (dot) com. Yay!
The Danger of One Story
Thanks to all who commented on the UPTOWN interview yesterday. You still have until midnight tonight to be entered to win. So scroll down here and comment so you don’t miss out.
Today I’m posting the wonderful TED talk that Virgina and Donna spoke about from Novelist Chimamanda Adichie where she tells the story of how she found her authentic cultural voice. So worth listening to. I’d love to know your thoughts.
Have a wonderful day!
Best,
Kwana
And Another One
What’s Jack up to? Jack’s wishing you a Happy Monday! He’s had a good weekend full of sunshine, naps, food and walks. But then again he lives a dog’s life so there’s that. Don’t you sometimes wish you could be in his shoes? Just for a day?
Another busy week is planned on ye old blog and in life (when is it not?). In life hopefully lots of writing will get done, and then there’s tons of family stuff both fun and chore-ish.
On ye old blog, there will be an exciting interview and a giveaway for tomorrow so come on back, a birthday (oh 2) later in the week (not mine) and some other assorted stuff thrown in once I work all that out.
Wishing you all a fab week.
Best,
KwanaP.S. Tax day is the 15th are you all up on that hat messery? I actually saw a sign today for a tax tea party in my area. Really want to go park and see who in the world from may area shows up to act a hot mess, but no don’t want to get disappointed in folks so won’t. grrrrr….
The 10/90 Rule
More reasons to love Tina. Way to do 40.
I can’t wait to see Date Night. I sure need one.
Best,
Kwana
For Reals?
Are you kidding me? Friday already? Seriously I feel like I just woke up from the non-break Spring break on Thursday. This is a problem.
Yesterday I spent a couple of hours with agent, Donald Maass. Now before all you writers out there go and get all jealous and what not…don’t. He was only on my iPod. I downloaded his Fire In Fiction workshop from last year’s RWA conference. ‘Cause I do want to have fire in my fiction. Here Fire is good. Let me say the workshop was great. I took pages and pages of notes and had quite a few aha moments about my story and characters which is a total win.
That said, I still love this video I found on youtube about The Writing Process. So me after comments from my lovely critique partners.
Best,
Kwana
P.S.
Here is my tweet from last night’s Real Housewives of NY:
“This was the nuttiest #rhony ev-ah. Jill has been taken over by the pod people aka The Countess.”
Did you watch? What do you think?
