Potpourri: works of a longer nature.

Looking Back, Planning Ahead

Posted on December 7, 2016

This monthly newsletter is the last of 2016. It represents a time to review what I’ve done in my writing life this past year and consider what to focus on in 2017.

I started Spectacled Bear Publishing and

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“Thankful” Covers a Lot of Ground

Posted on November 10, 2016

The best part of November comes at the end of the month when Thanksgiving arrives. I love this holiday for many reasons. There is no requirement to decorate a tree or find costumes for your children. There are no obligatory

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Time to Reflect, Regroup

Posted on October 11, 2016

If you’re a retailer, you begin thinking about holiday sales in October. Actually you’ve already ordered your products and October is when the heavy marketing begins. My little company, Spectacled Bear Publishing, is no different from the Amazons

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Staying Home for Summer’s Delights

Posted on September 13, 2016

The real end to summer occurs somewhere around September 21; but, really, don’t we begin to think of Fall after Labor Day Weekend?

It’s the shortened evenings as the sun drifts south, the end of beach vacations, and the start

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We’re Live!!!

Posted on August 9, 2016

Thursday, August 4 was the day. Spectacled Bear Publishing went live at 8 AM, and we received our first orders shortly thereafter. Talk about exciting…

Philip & Phoebe has officially debuted. If you live outside Berrien County, MI, the

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Saving Gentle Reads from Extinction

Posted on July 7, 2016

Work continues on the Spectacled Bear Publishing website. We’re this close to launch, and I’m excited about our motto that’s expressed in the tagline, “Saving gentle reads from extinction.” In today’s grizzly world, Spectacled Bear represents a kinder

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More on The Bear and The Book

Posted on June 7, 2016

This bear and this book are going places. Continue reading →

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Spectacled Bear Debuts Soon

Posted on May 10, 2016

Wondering what this stylized bear is all about? And why the glasses?

It’s to announce a new independent publishing company, Spectacled Bear Publishing, that debuts this summer with its first book, Philip & Phoebe.

There is

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April means tips, tasks and to-do lists

Posted on April 5, 2016

Today’s magazines are heavy on To-Do Lists and light on actual articles that use paragraph construction where one idea follows another and is connected to it. For fun, I’m offering both approaches to this issue of my newsletter.

Ten Things

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Alumnae Tea

Posted on April 4, 2016

When the ivory-colored invitation arrived in early April, there was no hesitation. Ellen filled out the RSVP that same night. By week’s end, she had contacted her travel agent to book a round trip flight to Memphis. While the agent

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