Frivolous Views

Author: Carleen

  • Write Now! The GCLS Writing Academy could be your best friend

    Originally posted on Women and Words: DARLINGS! It’s Friday here at Women and Words-land and I thought I’d have an awesome fellow author and colleague on board to tell you a bit about a most amazing and super-cool program that the Golden Crown Literary Society is offering. Before we get into this, I’ll say that…

  • REVIEW: “Perfect Pairing” by Rachel Spangler

    REVIEW: “Perfect Pairing” by Rachel Spangler

    Grilled cheese sandwiches. My mom loved them. I was never a fan, though I didn’t dislike them, really. I just thought they were kind of boring. Butter some white bread (preferably Butternut brand bread), throw some Kraft American cheese in between two slices, throw it in the pan until the bread was crispy and the…

  • Book Pirates: A/K/A Asshats

    This is an outstanding article.  Read it.  Learn it. DON’T STEAL, ASSHAT! +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I RARELY discuss piracy. But I ran across something today that infuriated me. It’s not just the fact that someone has STOLEN my book and now offers it for free — I’m used to that.… Source: Book Pirates: A/K/A Asshats

  • My Big Fat Review

    I saw “My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2” yesterday. I liked it. Was it as magical as the first movie? No. Sequels rarely are. BUT, this was fun and it was funny. It was like an hour and a half of laughing with old friends. They weren’t kidding – EVERYONE came back for this movie.…

  • Less is More: 2016 is the Year of Declutter

    This is the year that I’ve decided to get off my ass and get things done.  It’s time. Regular readers of my blog (Thanks to all 3 of you!) may remember a post I wrote a while back called “Confessions of a Pack Rat (who is the daughter of a pack rat who is also…

  • NaBloPoMo (11/2015) – Day 30: All I want for Christmas….

    Here we are, Kids. It’s November 30 and the month is over. This is my last post for National Blog Posting Month. My friends are finishing up their word counts for National Novel Writing Month. Tomorrow, we start counting down the last 31 days of 2015. It’s been a whirl-wind of a year. I watched…

  • NaBloPoMo (11/2015) – Day 29: The end is near

    Over the last 29 days, I’ve been watching my friends post their NaNoWriMo updates. Some have already finished. Some are on track to meet their goal by tomorrow. Some are behind and playing a fierce game of “Catch-up” in hopes of finishing their 50,000 words. I salute them all. Each and every one of them.…

  • NaBloPoMo (11/2015) – Day 28: Starting things off with Dominick and Suzy

    For some weird reason, I’m really tired tonight and I can’t quite get my brain working enough to write a meaningful blog post. I know…it’s not like many of my others are all that meaningful. But at least I had a thread of an idea swimming through my brain. Tonight…not so much. But here’s one…

  • NaBloPoMo (11/2015) – Day 27: Fear the Frog!

    Now, I don’t usually watch football. It’s been years…years…since I’ve watched a professional game. I’m more likely to keep up with college ball. I attended Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, TX. I earned two degrees while I was there. I loved, loved, loved my college years. I lived in the dorms until I graduated…

  • NaBloPoMo (11/2015) – Day 26: Continuing…and reclaiming….tradition

    Another Thanksgiving has been marked off the calendar.  The frenzy of preparation seems all out of proportion with how quickly the day goes by. Yet that frenzy, for me, is such an important part of the holiday. It reminds me of years past, when I was a kid and the entire family would gather at my…