Frivolous Views

Author: Carleen

  • Confessions of a Pack Rat (who is the daughter of a pack rat who is also the daughter of a pack rat)

    Well, here it is…August 11, 2013.  As of yesterday, it’s been 9 months since my mother passed away.  Honestly, it seems like yesterday.  There are simply days when I sit in wonder at the thought of my mother not being here.  I mean, c’mon, how is it possible that I’ve gone 9 months paying every…

  • Friday’s Truths: Hard lessons

    This has been a week.  No.  Really.  It has been a WEEK. I move into the weekend tired and beat down.  Yet, I’m motivated and a little renewed as well.  For as hard as this week was, some lessons came from it. Sometimes you just have to let the shit hit the fan…even if it…

  • GCLS Author Guest Blog: GEORGIA BEERS

    It’s been advertised and promoted pretty extensively, so by now you all should know that Georgia Beers is the Key Note Speaker at the Conference this year.   I’m super excited about this.  I’m looking forward to hearing what Georgia has to say – because I have absolutely no doubt that it will be worth hearing.…

  • GCLS Author Guest Vlog: CARSEN TAITE

    Carsen Taite is this year’s Special Speaker at the Dallas Conference.  This excites me!  I happen to think that Carsen is a very witty, fascinating person.  If the novels she writes are any indication, she leads an interesting life as an attorney!   I met Carsen at Women’s Week in PTown in 2009.  It probably…

  • GCLS Author Guest Blog: ANDI MARQUETTE

    My strongest memory of Andi Marquette was at one of the conferences in Orlando – I can’t remember which one.  Might have been 2010.  Anyway, I remember Andi at the awards dance – she was the DJ.  Andi isn’t one of those DJs who hangs out by the equipment and simply changes the music.  Oh,…

  • GCLS Author Guest Blog: JESSIE CHANDLER

    I’ve met Jessie Chandler a couple of time…in passing.  I say “in passing” because the woman is never still!  Constantly running around.  Continuous movement.  Always something to do.  Always somewhere to be.  I honestly remember being out of breath once as I watched her scoot around the vendor room. Another noticeable trait…Jessie always seems to be…

  • GCLS Author Guest Blog: R.G. EMANUELLE

    In the course of posting these guest blogs, how many times have I written, “I’ve never met…” about an author?  Too many times to count, I’m sure.   However, this time it’s different because…I’ve truly never met R.G. Emanuelle.  In fact, I’m a bit embarrassed to say, she just came onto my radar quite recently…

  • GCLS Author Guest Blog: BL MILLER

    So, I’ve never met BL Miller.  (Shocking, I know.  Because I’ve NEVER made mention that  I haven’t met an author.)   But, in a way, I have met her.  Confusing, right?  Let me ‘splain. Like many of us, I am friends on Facebook with many people -authors and readers, alike.  I’ve not met the great…

  • GCLS Author Guest Blog: LYNN AMES

    I love Lynn Ames.  Not in a creepy, stalkerish kind of way.  No, really.  Though it may seem like it sometimes, I’m not a creepy stalker.  (Um…why am I being handed a restraining order?) Seriously, I do.  I love Lynn Ames.  It all started when I was first introduced to The Price of Fame.  I…

  • GCLS Author Guest Blog: AMY DAWSON ROBERTSON

    Amy Dawson Robertson.  Anytime I see her name on my computer screen or on my copies of Miles To Go and Scapegoat – or anytime I hear her name – I have no choice but to smile. I met Amy in Provincetown in 2009.  Oh, I was at the conference in Orlando that Amy writes…