by Cyndi | Jan 13, 2019 | Math, Teaching, Writing, editing, reading
The ALEKS learning modules, a stellar example of Artificial Intelligence in action (complete with customized praise!), were a godsend for someone who never learned basics like the order of operations or how to cross multiply. I missed you all very much. I was here,...
by Cyndi | Aug 17, 2018 | advice on selling a book, advice on writing a book, author, Writing, editing, reading
I return to Copper Harbor’s Art in the Park August 18-19 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. In addition to More Than You Think You Know, you can check out a couple of anthologies: Women on Board Cruising offers the down-and-dirty as well as...
by Cyndi | May 19, 2018 | how to get a book review, how to get your book reviews, Writing, editing, reading
Reviews are the way that books get noticed. They’re hard to come by. That’s why I’m thrilled that More Than You Think You Know is reviewed in the May issue of Marquette Monthly. Tyler Tichelaar writes: I don’t want to be dismissive of this book by calling it “chick...
by Cyndi | Mar 31, 2018 | advice on selling a book, Writing, editing, reading
I took my book south in March. More Than You Think You Know is set along the rivers between Chicago and Mobile Bay, but the characters have Florida on the brain and so do I. The Association and Writers and Writing Programs, aka AWP, was in Tampa this year. It was...
by Cyndi | Dec 31, 2017 | Writing, editing, reading
‘One may see Shibumi as submission, another may see Shibumi as power. Nonetheless, one does not acheive Shibumi, one discovers it.” —Trevanian We missed Lake Sylvia. Motored right by. We didn’t know it at the time, but the universe had something better lined up....
by Cyndi | Oct 22, 2017 | boat reviews, Boat stories, boating, nautical, nonfiction, Writing, editing, reading
Ray and Valerie Russenberger and their 75-foot Fleming motor yacht Valkyrie stretch the definition of downsizing. But the boat fits the couple. Like them it’s generous, expansive, even opulent, but also authentically welcoming and cozy – an unpretentious place to sit...
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