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Author, Judy Howard’s mailing address is Sun City, California, but you will rarely find her there. Instead, you might find the top ranking Amazon author strapped in at the race track ready to check out the Mario Andretti Racing Experience or cruising down Route 66. Of one thing, you can be sure she is living up to a quote by Henry Thoreau, Howard questions, “How vain is it to sit down and write, when you have not stood up to live?”
Tuesday, November 25, 2014
Friday, November 21, 2014
A Southern California, November-Beautiful Day
Writing is hard. What do I do when I can’t write another
word? When my eyes glass over and my fingers go numb? When all I can come up
with is a passive verb and an abstract adjective? It was a beautiful day. Oh
God! A writer’s nightmare! Absolutely. Cold,
dead words clog the flow of creative juices. A brain freeze squeezes across my forehead
like a vise. What do I do?
I clock out. Shut down. Save and shut down. Always backup.
The screen fades to black. I’m off the grid, the author’s grid. I take in my
surroundings. My environment is clouded in a layer of dust. I get out the Pledge. The waste
basket needs dumping. Rewrites that have been rewritten. It’s garbage day.
Change the cat litter and drag the cans outside to the curb.
It is a beautiful day, Southern California, November-
beautiful. I retired six months ago from a day job that, most often, consumed fifty
to sixty hours of my week. I dreamed of days swaying in my swing on my secluded patio,
reading and napping.
I’m off the grid. Writers write, but this writer grabbed a
stack of books just waiting for a Southern California, November-beautiful
day. I passed the afternoon swinging,
reading, and dozing. The cold dead words, melted by the eighty degree sunshine,
gave life to the inspirational pages.
A Southern California, November- beautiful day is short. It retires
to an afternoon chill and sunset shadows. A long walk in the hills finishes my
day off the grid. I am renewed and inspired.
Thursday, November 20, 2014
Who is December's Artist of the Month?
I am so excited, honored and humbled...oh, did I mention...excited?!
The Menifee Arts Council has nominated me, Judy Howard, as December's Artist Of The Month.
Although I was nominated on the merits of my literary talent, I thought I would take this opportunity to share another of my artistic passions, painting.
After my husband passed away I became infatuated with Kenny Chesney. I painted this in oil. The three time winner of The Entertainer of the Year, bore an eerie resemblance to late husband. The similarity in his eyes and his mouth still puts my heart a flutter when I watch Kenny perform. Entertainer Of The Year -Artist of The Month? We have so much in common.
I am always trying something new. Like the different genres I write, when I paint, I have dabbled with different mediums. This is a pastel titled, SPRINGS PROMISE.
I hope you enjoy the paintings. And please, don't forget to share the message in my latest book MASADA'S MARINE, The Story Of A Service Dog and Her Wounded Marine Warrior
Every Hour a Veteran Commits Suicide.
The Menifee Arts Council has nominated me, Judy Howard, as December's Artist Of The Month.
Although I was nominated on the merits of my literary talent, I thought I would take this opportunity to share another of my artistic passions, painting.
After my husband passed away I became infatuated with Kenny Chesney. I painted this in oil. The three time winner of The Entertainer of the Year, bore an eerie resemblance to late husband. The similarity in his eyes and his mouth still puts my heart a flutter when I watch Kenny perform. Entertainer Of The Year -Artist of The Month? We have so much in common.I am always trying something new. Like the different genres I write, when I paint, I have dabbled with different mediums. This is a pastel titled, SPRINGS PROMISE.I hope you enjoy the paintings. And please, don't forget to share the message in my latest book MASADA'S MARINE, The Story Of A Service Dog and Her Wounded Marine WarriorEvery Hour a Veteran Commits Suicide.
Saturday, November 8, 2014
Give VETERANS The Gift of EMPATHY and UNDERSTANDING
Veterans Day.
As I wrote MASADA'S MARINE, I spent many days buried in the stories of our men and women in the military who have returned home. During my research, I gained empathy and understanding of their experiences.
I shared in their joy, relief, and gratitude. I felt the warmth of their smiling faces on the tarmac, the happy surprises of their loved ones.
On this Veterans Day these emotions will be brought to the forefront again. This time, my book, MASADA'S MARINE will tell the rest of their stories, the ones these men and women don’t tell or can’t bring themselves to tell.
On this Veterans Day these emotions will be brought to the forefront again. This time, my book, MASADA'S MARINE will tell the rest of their stories, the ones these men and women don’t tell or can’t bring themselves to tell.
Eighteen months of interviews and research taught me our veterans sacrificed much more than just time away from their family and their country.
This Veterans Day I hope to give something back to them.
MASADA’S MARINE, The Story of A Service Dog and Her wounded Marine Warrior, gives the reader empathy and understanding for our men and women returning home. It reveals the real sacrifices of our men and women in the military.
This VETERANS DAY give the priceless gift of empathy and understanding.
MASADA’S MARINE, The Story of A Service Dog and Her wounded Marine Warrior, gives the reader empathy and understanding for our men and women returning home. It reveals the real sacrifices of our men and women in the military.
This VETERANS DAY give the priceless gift of empathy and understanding.
On Monday, November 10th and
VETERANS DAY, Tuesday, November 11th, the digital version of MASADA’S MARINE will be discounted to $ .99 !!
A savings of $ 6.00.
VETERANS DAY, Tuesday, November 11th, the digital version of MASADA’S MARINE will be discounted to $ .99 !!
A savings of $ 6.00.
Our men and women are coming home. Please keep them alive on home soil.
Every hour a veteran commits suicide.
Friday, November 7, 2014
Two Days Only
My fourth anniversary as an author is approaching and I want to thank you, my readers who have followed me on this journey.
Every hour a veteran commits suicide.
For a limited time, beginning Friday at 8 am on November 7th, you may take advantage of DEEP DISCOUNTS, as much as 75%, on COAST TO COAST WITH A CAT AND A GHOST , and GOING HOME WITH A CAT AND A GHOST.
As an author I struggle to find words to express my gratitude to all of you. I hope you take advantage of this offer.
Also, don’t forget $ .99 for MASADA'S MARINE, on Novemeber 10th and VETERANS DAY , November 11th.
Every hour a veteran commits suicide.
Wednesday, November 5, 2014
HOW IT ALL BEGAN -PART ONE
This is Part One of a series titled, “How it all
began.”
Statistics prove over 25% of you dream of writing a
book. In the beginning I didn’t include
myself in the poll. Writing never occurred to me. In order for you to understand the life of
this writer, I will start this series by answering some of the questions readers have
asked. To begin with, “Have you always
dreamed of becoming an author?
No. I never dreamed
of becoming an author, until the first day in a writing class I attended for
the fun of it. As I put my pen to the
paper, I was surprised and a little shaken by the words tumbling out of my
head. At that moment I recognized a
burning desire to express myself that had festered within me all my life. I had ignored
the yearning because it could never be satisfied, unless I became a preacher on
a pulpit or a politician on a podium. Who would listen to me?
Like a starving, thirsty soul stumbling across an arid land,
that simple class of creative writing became an oasis of fulfillment. I soaked
up the information offered and sought out to gorge myself with even more. I
surfed the internet, delved into books, fiction and non-fiction, and attended
conferences as if I were a shark engaged in a feeding frenzy. I wanted, no, I needed to
express myself. I had experiences to share, opinions to vent. How best to
accomplish the feat than to write a book?
The fun little writing class became like small boat. I
paddled along the beach admiring the scenery and absorbing the magic of the
moment, unaware I was drifting further out to sea. One day I looked around and I could no longer
see the shoreline. The water became
choppy and I paddled harder. I felt no
panic, but amazement instead, I had come so far, too far to go back. I had written a complete manuscript.
*******
My fourth anniversary as an author is approaching and I want
to thank you, my readers who have followed me on this journey.
For a limited time, beginning Friday at 8 am
on November 7th, you may take advantage of DEEP
DISCOUNTS, as much as 75%, on COAST TO COAST WITH A CAT AND A GHOST , and GOING HOME WITH A CAT AND A GHOST.
As an author you can
believe me when I say there are no words to express my gratitude to all of you.
I hope you take advantage of this offer.
Purchase MASADA'S MARINE, for $ .99
on Novemeber 10th and VETERANS DAY , November 11th.
Every hour a veteran commits suicide.
Monday, November 3, 2014
Veterans and Dogs and Discounts on Veterans Day
Veterans Day.
As I wrote MASADA'S MARINE, I spent many days buried in the
stories of our men and women in the military who have returned home. During my research, I gained empathy and understanding of their experiences.
I shared in their joy, relief, and
gratitude. I felt the warmth of their
smiling faces on the tarmac, the happy surprises of their loved ones.
On this Veterans Day these emotions will be brought to the forefront again. This time, my book, MASADA'S MARINE will tell the rest of their stories, the ones these men and women don’t tell or can’t bring themselves to tell.
On this Veterans Day these emotions will be brought to the forefront again. This time, my book, MASADA'S MARINE will tell the rest of their stories, the ones these men and women don’t tell or can’t bring themselves to tell.
Eighteen months of interviews and research taught me our
veterans sacrificed much more than just time away from their family and their
country.
This Veterans Day I hope to give something back to them.
MASADA’S MARINE, The Story of A Service Dog and Her wounded Marine Warrior, gives the reader empathy and understanding for our men and women returning home. It reveals the real sacrifices of our men and women in the military.
This VETERANS DAY give the priceless gift of empathy and understanding.
MASADA’S MARINE, The Story of A Service Dog and Her wounded Marine Warrior, gives the reader empathy and understanding for our men and women returning home. It reveals the real sacrifices of our men and women in the military.
This VETERANS DAY give the priceless gift of empathy and understanding.
On Monday, November 10th and
VETERANS DAY, Tuesday, November 11th, the digital version of MASADA’S MARINE will be discounted to $ .99 !!
A savings of $ 6.00.
VETERANS DAY, Tuesday, November 11th, the digital version of MASADA’S MARINE will be discounted to $ .99 !!
A savings of $ 6.00.
Our men and women are coming home. Please keep them
alive on home soil.
Every hour a veteran commits suicide.
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