Jill Sheet's Blog

 Missing You Written By: Jill Sheets Picture source: https://www.istockphoto.com/search/2/image?phrase=grave%20flowers Missing someone who has passed away. Reaching for the phone to call them. Listening to the phone messages that they have left. Waiting to contact someone you are related to  and see if they want to talk about it or for someone who would just stop and listen to you. Sharing stories and  laughing at the funny ones. Just having that slight amount of pressure released with each laugh. Going to talk to them at their grave. Just sharing what is going on in your life and your family's life. Trying to stop the tears that are rolling from your eyes. You do not want anyone to know that you are crying. I love you and miss you. See you in Heaven.

  Cht Chatting with Marla J. Albertie Interviewed by: Jill Sheets J: Tell us about yourself. M: I call myself the work/life harmonizer. I love to help women harmonize all areas of their life because there is no such thing as work life balance. Work/life harmony and integration is what I coach the nine to five working woman on. If I'm not coaching someone I'm reading and writing. If I'm not reading and writing I'm spending time with my family or on a cruise ship. I love comedy shows and concerts. I'm overall just a fun human being. J: Tell us about your book, The Ultimate Brag Book About Yourself: A Hundred Questions About How Awesome You Are! M: My second book, The Ultimate Brag Book was born based on my profession as a life coach. I work with the nine to five working woman helping her to realize her value and create work life harmony not balance. The first step to doing this is to first see their value. One way to see your value is simply by writing down the things...

Chit Chatting with Claudine Wolk  Interviewed by: Jill Sheets   J:  Tell us about your book/audiobook:  It Gets Easier!....And Other Lies We Tell New Mothers. C: I always thought that the book, first published in 2009,  would make a great audiobook because as the cover suggests, it’s advice from a girlfriend, or any other woman you trust, and hearing that advice in digestible chapters, in your own time is the perfect audio book. It wasn’t until I completed voice acting lessons and completed a demo that I had the confidence to pitch it to my publisher.  I offered to do the narration of the audiobook myself and sent my demo. The publisher, Harper Collins, liked the idea. Always take a chance and ask!  J: How did you come up with the idea to write this book? C: As a new mom who was a career gal first, I thought motherhood would be easy. Ha! I was shocked at how hard it was.  This little baby - who mostly cried, slept little, and came with no ins...

Chit Chatting with  K.E. Bonner Interviewed by: Jill Sheets J:  At what age did you start to write?  Tell us about it. K: I've written my whole life, mainly letters and journal entries when I was a youngster. In high school, I was the nerd who loved term papers; going to the library to research, scribbling on note cards, carrying them around in that sweet little file box, then spreading out the note cards and writing the actual paper was thrilling to me. I knew that I needed a good job to support myself, so I decided to study nursing in college. (Note: I flunked out of nursing school, took six months off, returned to college as a biology major, graduated, and entered the Anesthesiologist Assistants program at Emory University). I had a technical job taking care of patients in the operating room, but I felt devoid of creativity. When I turned 40 years old, I asked myself what I wanted to do with the time I had left on earth, and the answer was that I wanted to write. At 40...

Chit Chatting with Raven Howell Interviewed by:  Jill Sheets  J: Tell us about yourself. R: Warm sunshine brings me peace, pets nourish me with joy, gardening is rewarding, flowers delight me, and my family is most precious. Songs from the 70’s and 80’s are my favorite. There’s an innocence in the lyrics, and the melodies have a hopeful, positive, and relaxed vibe. Music has always been a backdrop to my life’s journey. Because I’m a full-time writer, I need my breaks from the computer, and I love to hike in nature or just go for a stroll. Many of my creative ideas spring from those outings.  Cooking and baking are therapeutic, allowing me to be both inventive and expressive while still taking a momentary break from whatever project, article, poem or book I’m working on. After all, writing a children’s story is similar to coming up with a great recipe, something you concoct to be delicious, to have others enjoy. J: When did you start to write, and what was your first ...

 Chit Chatting with Melanie Faith  Interview With: Jill Sheets J: Tell us a little bit about yourself. M: I’m a December birthday, a mint-tea lover, a perpetual learner (and sometimes re-learner the hard way), and a terrible athlete (seriously: you would not pick me for your dodge ball, pickle ball, or any otherorganized team that involves running and depth perception acuity, and that’s fine with me). I’m much more a pen collector and a cozy cardigan-sweater wearer. I’m also an avid reader, writer, sister, auntie, daughter, photographer, tutor, teacher, doodler, and most of all: fellow writer.   J: Tell us about your book From Promising to Published: A Multi-Genre, Insider’s Guide to the Publication Process. M:I wrote the book to share some tips that have helped me and my creative-writing students as we trod the path to publication. I always hope to encourage readers both that their ambitions are worthy of all of their time, effort, and passion they invest as well as that...

 The 20 Little Poems for 20 Little Gnomes Book Summary Discover the magic in simple moments when a child peers in the mirror to unintentionally come upon his smile, where kittens nap in boots, fairy hugs feel good, mice delight in reading books, and January snowflakes taste yummy. Twenty whimsical poems warm the heart and inspire cheer; a collection enticing both the young and seasoned reader to explore the enchantment of the wonderful world of poetry. Publisher: Handersen Publishing ASIN: B0BJNT69WG ISBN: 1647030757 ISBN-13: 978-1647030759 Print Pages: 28 Pages Purchase a copy of The 20 Little Poems for 20 Little Gnomes on Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble, or Bookshop.org. You can also add this to your GoodReads reading list. About the Author Raven Howell writes stories and poetry for children. Having published several award-winning picture books, she enjoys sharing her love of literature by visiting classrooms and libraries. Raven is Creative & Publishing Advisor for Red Clover R...