About B.D.
A lifetime resident of Kansas, B.D. Tharp is the author of Feisty Family Values, published by Five Star Publishing in February 2010.B.D. began a freelance copy writing and editing company in 2004, now called Scribble LLC. She has been published in Sheridan Edwards Review, Women’s Focus magazine, Active Aging Magazine, Wichita Register magazine, and A Waist is a Terrible Thing to Mind: An Anthology.
B.D. just completed Patchwork Family, the sequel to Feisty Family Values. More...
Author Archives: BD
Grammarisms by Phyllis Spade
March 1996. It’s no lie you laid on me… Rivaling the confusion of “its” and “it’s” is surely the chaotic misuse of “lay” and “laid” – mostly ’cause “lay” does double duty. “Lay” is present tense for the transitive (which must be a named object) but “lay” is also past tense for the objectless intrasitive form. Yesterday I lay down for a nap (no object), yet “Now I lay me down to sleep” (“me” is the object). Now that we’ve laid that law on paper, let’s let it lie where it should have lain. (Thanks, Phyllis. I get it!)
I know I’ve said this before, but…
READERS ROCK! I had one of those Awesome Author moments today that I have to share with you. I’m writing with a friend at Panera and the young woman at the next table comes over and says, “What’s the name of your book? I want to watch for it.” I told her that my current book FEISTY FAMILY VALUES was available, book two is looking for an agent, and I’m just getting started with book 3. That’s when she asked me if FFV is available on Nook. “YES!” I was happy to say. I think her name was Felicia (but … Continue reading
Having the time of our lives…
Phyllis is having a great time with her new web site: http://www.timeofourlives.net/ and I am, too. She’s featured FEISTY FAMILY VALUES under Great Reads. Check it out!! http://www.timeofourlives.net/2012/01/feisty-family-values/
Time to Get Busy
The holidays will be officially over tomorrow, but today is a good day to “get busy” writing. I’m speaking to all the writers out there (including myself), regardless of age or experience. If you want to write, then don’t let anything stop you from taking some time to do it. Here are some of the questions I hear from new writers: Where do you get your ideas? Everywhere! Nature, people, and day-to-day situations fuel the story ideas for me. Family, kids, pets, the news, and let’s not forget the “imagination.” Where do you start? That’s really a hard question. I … Continue reading
New Year Resolutions
Many of us have a list of things we resolve to do next year just waiting for January 1. Check out Goals Guy’s top 10 resolutions. Below are a few I pulled off the top of my head. Some of them are probably familiar to you. Lose Weight Consume less alcohol Exercise regularly Write a novel Save more money Read more Avoid any weird neighbors Walk the dog daily Here is a Popular list of resolutions according to the US government. I didn’t include stop smoking because luckily I never started. (whew) What I usually find is that we start … Continue reading
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Why animals? Here’s why…
Some people don’t understand why there are animals in my stories. Here’s why: “Until one has loved an animal, part of their soul remains unawakened.”
Are you ready for the holidays?
I am VERY close and will be ready when Christmas comes on Sunday. One gift card to buy. It and one other gift to wrap…then I’m DONE! This was on Tumblr today and I love it: The Twelve Shoppers of Christmas. Which one are you? I am a mix of shopping all year and a little shopping on line for last minute gifts. I used to have all my gifts bought by Thanksgiving, but this has been a very busy year. The grandsons are coming over on Saturday to make Grandma’s Famous Candy Cane cookies. At least that’s what the … Continue reading
Muse versus Inner Critic
And the battle rages on between muse and inner critic. Who will win? I’m blogging on Author Expressions today, so come on by and leave your comments. Happy Holidays!
There’s nothing better…
There’s nothing better than a good friend, except a good friend with chocolate. ~Linda Grayson
