by Robin | Mar 12, 2010 | Brand partnership, Contests
I believe the single-biggest carrot I've ever dangled is yours for the takin': $2,500!!! All you need to do is sprinkle the perfect measure of pixie dust on 1,500 characters–a scant 275 words–and it's yours!Not many have been brave...
by Robin | Feb 27, 2010 | Book Review, Books, Friends, Personal, Writing
"Who keeps company with wolves will learn how to howl."~ Spanish proverb I don't know why it j.u.s.t. occurred to me, but my friends write books…a lot of them. <– purposefully ambiguous as to whether or not I mean "friends" or...
by Robin | Feb 19, 2010 | Brand partnership
It started with them blowing a swooshy feel-good breeze up my skirt: they said they "valued my ability to inspire my followers through writing" and they wanted "to tap into my creative juices" to help develop a storyline for a little boy and...
by Robin | Jan 29, 2010 | Favorite things, Southern, y'all, Twitter
I love being from the South. I feel sorry for people who, by virtue of birth, don't share this clear geographical advantage. I feel sorrier for the people who feel sorry for me for thinking it's something special to have been born in the...
by Robin | Oct 1, 2009 | Blogging, Conferences, Favorite things, Photos, Travel, Type-A Mom Conference
Almost 22 years ago while I was honeymooning, I saw The Biltmore Estate for the first time. Extravagant. Impressive. Magnificent. Gargantuan. French Renaissance-ish Twenty-two years later it’s all those things and more. Additional rooms have been...