Posted on November 24, 2008 in Book Questions, Random Ramblings, The Book by Caryn

So I just set up my “AmazonConnect” thingy, which means that what I write here now appears—I think—below the description for Mama’s Got a Fake I.D.: How to Reveal the Real You Behind All that Mom. Pretty cool.
Trouble is, I have no idea what to say right now. I’m writing because Amazon said, “You’re done. Now [...]

Posted on July 18, 2008 in Motherhood, Random Ramblings, Speaking, The Book, kids by Caryn

So after nearly a month of not posting anything here—because I’ve been squeezing every moment out of my days trying to make revisions to my book,  keep on top of my regular editing gig, line up some speaking things, help plan a Moms Night Out at my church, put at least some dishes in the dishwasher and some clothes in the washer, and [...]

Posted on May 23, 2008 in Random Ramblings, Speaking, The Book by Caryn

After taking way too many days crafting a “speaker-introduction letter” to pimp myself out for speaking gigs, I’ve spent the afternoon sending out these letters to various churches and MOPS groups and the like.
This does NOT come naturally to me. There is, after all, a reason why I’m a writer and not, say, a concert promoter [...]

Posted on April 16, 2008 in Identity, Motherhood, Random Ramblings, The Book by Caryn

When I started writing my book a few months back, a friend of mine—who once wrote a book of his own—gave me some advice for when “you hate your book.” While in the midst of writing it (and write it I did—I turned it in to my editor on time three weeks ago!) I never [...]