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https://annycook.blogspot.com/2016/05/the-book-within.html Anny's Points of View: The Book Within What's the difference between a writer and a non-writer? The writer has that constant inner urge to write. It might be poetry. It might be... points of viewthe bookannywithin https://annycook.blogspot.com/2008/11/happy-thanksgiving.html Anny's Points of View: Happy Thanksgiving! Have a wonderful day! Travel safely. Visit well. Be thankful. On this 27th day of November let us be thankful for family and friends. anny points of viewannyhappythanksgiving https://annycook.blogspot.com/2007/11/brave-new-worlds-and-saga.html Anny's Points of View: Brave New Worlds and the Saga How do you think of stuff like that? That is probably the number one question I get from readers. I think the answer lies in the creation of... points of viewbrave newand theanny https://annycook.blogspot.com/2013/05/yarning.html Anny's Points of View: Yarning... What does one do when the computer is down? Crochet. This is a project I started a little while ago. It's crocheted in one piece with no ... points of viewannyyarning https://annycook.blogspot.com/2010/01/thermostat-wars.html Anny's Points of View: Thermostat Wars Over the years, I've concluded there should be one temperature setting year round on the thermostat. Seventy degrees Fahrenheit seems reason... points of viewannythermostatwars https://annycook.blogspot.com/2007/07/because-i-can-by-amarinda-jones-pg.html Anny's Points of View: Because I Can by Amarinda Jones - PG Well, things are back on track! The writing is going pretty good. (I'll post numbers later tonight!) I'm happy with the way my characters ar... points of view https://annycook.blogspot.com/2012/10/ Anny's Points of View: October 2012 ...which may vary from day to week to month. points of viewannyoctober https://annycook.blogspot.com/2009/09/in-still-of-night.html Anny's Points of View: In the still of the night... Sometimes, even in the best of circumstances, you lay in the dark like a tree full of owls. I've tried everything on those nights. Sleepytim... points of viewthe stillannynight https://annycook.blogspot.com/2009/10/caterday.html Anny's Points of View: Caterday! Have a great weekend! Sleep late! anny points of viewanny https://annycook.blogspot.com/2010/10/happy-birthday-d.html Anny's Points of View: Happy Birthday, D! My oldest child turned 41 today! Don't know where the time has gone. Seems like it can't possibly be that long ago that I was praying for my... points of viewhappy birthdayanny https://annycook.blogspot.com/2013/12/christmas-1963.html Anny's Points of View: The Christmas Miracle The end of that year was an incredibly turbulent time. In November on my fourteenth birthday, President Kennedy was assassinated. It was ... points of viewthe christmasannymiracle https://annycook.blogspot.com/2008/12/i-thought-it-was-bigger.html Anny's Points of View: I thought it was bigger... Have you ever noticed how things in ads or catalogs or menus always looks different than in person? We once ordered a dessert that was rough... points of viewannythoughtbigger https://annycook.blogspot.com/2013/06/i-see.html Anny's Points of View: I See! "I don't wear glasses to see. I wear glasses to see better." Remo Williams The hunk and I had our annual eye exams today. I've worn glas... points of viewannysee https://annycook.blogspot.com/2007/10/finding-sarah-by-terry-odell.html Anny's Points of View: Finding Sarah by Terry Odell Good morning! It's Monday again...so that means it's time for my guest author--Terry Odell-- and book review-- Finding Sarah from Cerridwen... points of viewby terryannyfindingsarah https://annycook.blogspot.com/2015/11/one-size-fits-all.html Anny's Points of View: One Size Fits All In my younger years, there was a song about 'ticky-tacky boxes' that referred to all the subdivisions springing up with identical rows of ... points of viewone sizeannyfits https://annycook.blogspot.com/2011/03/phantoms-rest.html Anny's Points of View: Phantom's Rest This week I received my print copies of Phantom's Rest! And yeah, it was cool to hold them in my hand and check out the beautiful cover--fro... points of viewannyphantomrest https://annycook.blogspot.com/2009/04/body-parts.html Anny's Points of View: Body parts... I confess that much like the kitty, I find most kissing scenes in the movies embarrassing. I'm not quite sure why. But I admit that I share ... points of viewannybodyparts https://annycook.blogspot.com/2008/05/no-man-is-island.html Anny's Points of View: No man is an Island The Bible says that our days are numbered. In the past few weeks, enormous numbers of people have died. Some from floods, some from tornadoe... points of viewno manannyisland https://annycook.blogspot.com/2009/05/croc-hunting.html Anny's Points of View: Croc Hunting I haven't quite figured out why Crocs stir up so much fury. I find mine incredibly comfortable. And the bonus is that my podiatrist informed... points of viewannycrochunting https://annycook.blogspot.com/2012/05/rest-of-story.html Anny's Points of View: Rest of the Story... Do you remember the Paul Harvey commentaries? The ones that ended "and that's the rest of the story"? Sometimes when I reach the end of a ... points of viewannyreststory https://annycook.blogspot.com/2010/02/scent-of-home.html Anny's Points of View: Scent of Home We don't often talk about the importance of scents in setting a scene. Oh, some writers might mention the heroine's perfume. Or the scents f... points of viewannyscent https://annycook.blogspot.com/2011/12/reflections.html Anny's Points of View: Reflections Traditionally, as we reach the end of the year, we pause to reflect. Was it a good year? Bad? What can we do to improve things next year? ... points of viewannyreflections https://nl.blurb.com/b/691417-iowa-points-of-view-ii-julio-gamboa IOWA Points of view II JULIO GAMBOA door Julio Gamboa | Blurb-boeken Nederland Vind IOWA Points of view II JULIO GAMBOA door Julio Gamboa in Blurb-boeken. points of viewiowaii https://annycook.blogspot.com/2010/05/sea-of-ideas.html Anny's Points of View: Sea of Ideas Where do you get your ideas? That's in the top ten questions readers ask me. The answer? I have no idea. At the moment, I don't have a singl... points of viewannyseaideas https://annycook.blogspot.com/2010/01/losing-in-style.html Anny's Points of View: Losing in Style There are losers...and then there are LOSERS. Which are you? Do you lose in style, going the extra mile? I have a theory. I believe that win... points of viewannylosingstyle https://techexits.libsyn.com/points-of-view-with-randy-breen-gaming-sector TechExits Podcast: Points of View with Randy Breen: Gaming Sector Gaming expert and Corum Group Vice President talks about how he got introduced to game design and production, his experience developing major titles at EA and... points of viewpodcastrandybreengaming https://annycook.blogspot.com/2019/12/the-almost-christmas-child.html Anny's Points of View: The Almost-Christmas Child Christmas 2003. It was a busy, busy year. In June we moved from New York to Maryland because the house hunk was transferred. Moving is ... points of viewthe almostannychristmaschild https://annycook.blogspot.com/2013/03/perchance-to-sleep.html Anny's Points of View: Perchance to Sleep When I'm 'sick', I sleep--pretty much around the clock. It's been that way at least since I was felled by the dastardly flu when I was ele... points of viewannyperchancesleep https://annycook.blogspot.com/2017/07/caturday-reflections.html Anny's Points of View: Caturday Reflections Ah, the weekend! Strictly speaking, I'm quite busy today, though so far, that has not included writing. Bread is rising. Laundry is chuggi... points of viewannycaturdayreflections https://annycook.blogspot.com/2008/04/gift-parent.html Anny's Points of View: The Gift Parent In my spare time (very rare these days) I work on our genealogy. At one time I gathered all my information together and designed--and embroi... points of viewthe giftannyparent https://annycook.blogspot.com/2011/02/black-cougar-curse.html Anny's Points of View: Black Cougar Curse My guests bloggers today are Tess MacKall and Natalie Dae! Please welcome them as they talk about their new book--Black Cougar Curse! Writin... points of viewblack cougarannycurse https://annycook.blogspot.com/2010/09/pitfalls.html Anny's Points of View: Pitfalls Over the loooong weekend I decided to rearrange my office. As usual, the simplest plan bloomed into a chaotic mess. My idea was to clear the... points of viewannypitfalls https://annycook.blogspot.com/2014/12/santas-helper.html Anny's Points of View: Santa's Helper For those who follow my blog, you know I post several Christmas Vignettes from my past throughout the month of December. Mostly, I do it t... points of viewannysantahelper https://annycook.blogspot.com/2007/11/simple-pleasures-and-saga.html Anny's Points of View: The Simple Pleasures and the Saga Today a friend posted a brief message about the simple pleasure she received from a walk. Too often, we fail to appreciate the simple pleasu... points of viewsimple pleasuresannysaga https://annycook.blogspot.com/2010/10/alpheli-solution-releases-today.html Anny's Points of View: Alpheli Solution releases today! When Danamara Higgins is attacked by a vampire, her life turns upside down. Vampire Bootcamp class seems to be the answer to her prayers. ... points of viewannysolutionreleasestoday https://annycook.blogspot.com/2011/06/happy-sundog.html Anny's Points of View: Happy Sundog! Have a good day! anny points of viewannyhappysundog https://annycook.blogspot.com/2012/02/clothes-in-womens-section.html Anny's Points of View: Clothes in the Women's Section Clothes. I hate shopping for clothes. Whoever styles/ designs clothing for the Big Beautiful Woman is NOT a BBW. Otherwise, we wouldn't h... points of viewthe womenannyclothessection https://annycook.blogspot.com/2013/11/roll-of-dice.html Anny's Points of View: Roll of the Dice My regular readers must wonder if I was born under an unlucky star or if I'm just that terrible at taking care of myself. No... According ... points of viewannyrolldice https://annycook.blogspot.com/2007/07/ Anny's Points of View: July 2007 ...which may vary from day to week to month. points of viewannyjuly https://annycook.blogspot.com/2011/06/happy-sundog_26.html Anny's Points of View: Happy Sundog! Have a nice day! anny points of viewannyhappysundog https://annycook.blogspot.com/2014/02/dead-tongue.html Anny's Points of View: Dead Tongue Well, the day has finally arrived. If the snow doesn't get too bad before my late afternoon appointment, I'll be off to the dentist to hav... points of viewannydeadtongue https://annycook.blogspot.com/2010/03/spring-renovations.html Anny's Points of View: Spring renovations... It must be something about spring. Maybe it's the freedom to finally go outside without a coat. Or maybe it's just the hint of green in the ... points of viewannyspringrenovations https://annycook.blogspot.com/2020/02/ Anny's Points of View: February 2020 ...which may vary from day to week to month. points of viewannyfebruary https://annycook.blogspot.com/2018/09/free-range-contemplation.html Anny's Points of View: Free-range Contemplation Folks don't take time anymore for contemplation. In our guilt-driven culture, you're not supposed to take time out to mull life. You know-... points of viewfree rangeannycontemplation https://annycook.blogspot.com/2014/03/things-our-parents-said.html Anny's Points of View: Things Our Parents Said When we were small, our parents had a list of things they said--over and over. As kids, we scratched our heads and wondered how they could... points of viewour parentsannythingssaid https://annycook.blogspot.com/2009/05/come-out-come-out-whoever-you-are.html Anny's Points of View: Come out, come out, whoever you are... Yep. That's me in writing mode. I admit that I actually put on a tee shirt and combed my hair, but I didn't want to scare any of my readers.... points of viewcome outannywhoever https://annycook.blogspot.com/2013/07/its-her-fault.html Anny's Points of View: It's Her Fault Women are under attack across the globe. Some live in daily danger in obvious ways. For others, there's a more subtle battle in progress. ... points of viewannyfault https://annycook.blogspot.com/2011/11/memory-chest.html Anny's Points of View: Memory Chest My friend and fellow writer, Tom Williams and I were talking about a gorgeous wood chest he made for his tools. I mentioned the hope chest ... points of viewannymemorychest https://annycook.blogspot.com/2008/05/decisions-decisions.html Anny's Points of View: Decisions, decisions... We all make bad decisions sometime. Occasionally we miscalculate. Once in a while we fail to factor in all the facts. And boom! Bad decision... points of viewannydecisions https://annycook.blogspot.com/2014/02/digging-out.html Anny's Points of View: Digging Out We had a nor'easter the last couple days with a snow total of about 20+ inches of snow. That's a pretty significant snow in Baltimore. Ups... points of viewannydigging https://annycook.blogspot.com/2008/03/speak-up.html Anny's Points of View: Speak Up! I had an interesting experience today. I was directed to an interesting blog by a friend. I read the blog and of course the comments. The bl... points of viewannyspeak https://annycook.blogspot.com/2010/05/truth-or-lie.html Anny's Points of View: Truth or Lie? I've been nominated by a number of people for the most recent blog tagging but I'll link to the first one to nominate me and it'll have to d... points of viewannytruthlie https://annycook.blogspot.com/2008/08/mom.html Anny's Points of View: Mom!!!!! Back when I was a kid, all four of us sat in the back seat. That was waaaaay before seat belts, car seats and all that other stuff. My stepm... points of viewannymom https://annycook.blogspot.com/2009/03/spoiled.html Anny's Points of View: Spoiled... Are you one of those readers that reads the last page first? Are you the reader that reads the last chapter before you decide whether you wa... points of viewannyspoiled https://annycook.blogspot.com/2010/12/eye-of-storm.html Anny's Points of View: Eye of the Storm First of all... Happy Birthday to my sister-in-law, Mary! May you have many, many, many, many more! Have a good day! Well. The day after Chr... points of viewannyeyestorm https://annycook.blogspot.com/2008/11/time-is-short.html Anny's Points of View: Time is short... A dear friend of mine lost her mother yesterday. For the first time in a long time, I find that I have no words... no words of comfort, only... points of viewannytimeshort https://annycook.blogspot.com/2008/02/life.html Anny's Points of View: Life Have you ever started a project only to find that it was a mistake? Something you should have taken more time to consider? More than you cou... points of viewannylife https://annycook.blogspot.com/2018/04/book-of-day.html Anny's Points of View: Book of the Day Recently, on my Facebook page I've started a Book of the Day post. It's not long. Book of the Day. Title. Author. And, just to be clear, ... points of viewannybookday https://annycook.blogspot.com/2008/08/friendly-reviews.html Anny's Points of View: Friendly Reviews I love my friends. Honest. Truly. But... well, sometimes a book that they love and rave about is just... meh. Have you ever had that happen ... points of viewannyfriendlyreviews https://annycook.blogspot.com/2013/06/communications.html Anny's Points of View: Communications For the last several months we've had intermittent internet issues. For the last two weeks, the issues have deteriorated to the point that... points of viewannycommunications https://annycook.blogspot.com/2018/04/the-message.html Anny's Points of View: The Message The phone rang this afternoon. I glanced at the caller ID, saw it was a local number I didn't recognize, and ignored it. Until the caller ... points of viewannymessage https://annycook.blogspot.com/2014/07/old-friends.html Anny's Points of View: Old Friends While working on book three of my Tuatha series, I discovered a couple details from a previous book were never written down in my series ... points of viewannyoldfriends https://annycook.blogspot.com/2010/08/end-of-summer.html Anny's Points of View: End of Summer The kids have four more days of summer before school starts. The end of summer should be hot and suitable weather to go swimming. Instead, w... points of viewannyendsummer https://annycook.blogspot.com/2008/06/incognito.html Anny's Points of View: Incognito On the Ellora's Cave editor's blog-- Redlines and Deadlines --they have a contest in progress to come up with the worst pen name. There are ... points of viewannyincognito https://annycook.blogspot.com/2012/10/monday-when-it-isnt.html Anny's Points of View: Monday When It Isn't Today is probably one of the most disputed holidays we have in the USA. Columbus Day. Revisionist history now declares Columbus anathema b... points of viewannymonday https://annycook.blogspot.com/2012/10/spear-of-retribution.html Anny's Points of View: Spear of Retribution Release Day! At last the second book in the Tuatha Treasures series is available. What's it about??? Blurb: Love between a white woman... points of viewannyspearretribution https://annycook.blogspot.com/2016/07/mocking-keys.html Anny's Points of View: Mocking Keys Writing is more challenging the longer you're away from it. The brain is a clever opponent, zigging this way and that, presenting other mo... points of viewannymockingkeys https://annycook.blogspot.com/2008/08/pain-of-getting-older.html Anny's Points of View: Pain of Getting Older So I spent the better part of Monday evening at a diabetes clinic learning stuff. I have four more classes to go to over the next couple of ... points of viewannypaingettingolder https://annycook.blogspot.com/2008/05/in-still-of-night.html Anny's Points of View: In the still of the night Ahhhh. Well maybe not exactly take over the world, but tonight I will be hosting the Anny Cook and Frog Friends chat at Ellora's Cave Yahoo ... points of viewthe stillannynight https://annycook.blogspot.com/2009/09/reclining.html Anny's Points of View: Reclining... Any one remember recliners? The recliner used to be the mainstay of the living room...always positioned directly in front of the TV. The man... points of viewannyreclining https://annycook.blogspot.com/2013/08/chameleons.html Anny's Points of View: Chameleons The longer we live, the more likely we will encounter a human chameleon. The very best con artists fall in this category. They can be anyt... points of viewannychameleons https://annycook.blogspot.com/2015/02/secret-identities.html Anny's Points of View: Secret Identities All over the Internet, folks lurk in the shadows, hiding behind their secret identities. At work or church or with their friends, they're ... points of viewannysecretidentities https://annycook.blogspot.com/2008/12/banana-pudding-and-fudge.html Anny's Points of View: Banana Pudding and Fudge From October through December it seems to be one long food fest. Cooking, baking, eating... food, food, food. It's no wonder that by the tim... points of viewbanana puddingannyfudge https://annycook.blogspot.com/2011/11/down-out-finished.html Anny's Points of View: Down, out, finished We live in a world where convenience is at every hand. We call, we Twitter and Facebook and e-mail. Lights come on at the touch of a switch.... points of viewannyfinished https://annycook.blogspot.com/2009/05/plot-thickens.html Anny's Points of View: The plot thickens... Sounds like the plot for a paranormal... Do you get the feeling that we're reaching a bit far? If one vampire is good, then let's have two o... points of viewthe plotanny https://annycook.blogspot.com/2008/05/be-back-tomorrow.html Anny's Points of View: Be Back Tomorrow... Anny In the meantime, check out Amarinda , Kelly , and OhGetAGrip ! points of viewannybacktomorrow https://annycook.blogspot.com/2012/11/secession-puzzlement.html Anny's Points of View: Secession Puzzlement In the days since the USA elections, there have been numerous posts on the social media about secession. Apparently, there are petitions o... points of viewannysecessionpuzzlement https://annycook.blogspot.com/2013/05/dead-stories.html Anny's Points of View: Dead Stories Yesterday I went through my vast collection of WIPs in search of something, some tiny kernel of an idea that captured my imagination. I ha... points of viewannydeadstories https://annycook.blogspot.com/2007/12/help-wanted-christmas-bicycle-mechanic.html Anny's Points of View: Help Wanted: Christmas Bicycle Mechanic My blogmates have taken to requesting specific years of Christmas memories. Unfortunately, I can't remember every single one. Senior moment... points of viewhelp wantedannychristmasbicycle https://annycook.blogspot.com/2010/09/911.html Anny's Points of View: Tears and Laughter I wrote this post three years ago, but it seems to me to still be relevant. Today my daughter turns 40. That's normally a birthday associate... points of viewannytearslaughter https://annycook.blogspot.com/2012/08/bean-bread-and-pumpkins.html Anny's Points of View: Bean Bread and Pumpkins Went for my quarterly doctor's visit and normal donation to the daytime vampires. And of course, I had to get on the scale. To my deep sho... points of viewannybeanbreadpumpkins https://annycook.blogspot.com/2010/04/zombie-apocalypse.html Anny's Points of View: Zombie Apocalypse During the last few weeks, I've been reading quite a bit. Regardless of genre, there is a trend in the books I've read to dismiss evil as pa... points of viewannyzombieapocalypse https://annycook.blogspot.com/2010/08/just-right.html Anny's Points of View: Just Write! Have an excellent Friday! I'm off to work on Phantom's Rest... anny points of viewannywrite https://experts.mcmaster.ca/scholarly-works/219220 Relative Points of View: Linguistic... Learn about the scholarly work entitled Relative Points of View: Linguistic... points of viewrelativelinguistic https://annycook.blogspot.com/2010/11/last-words.html Anny's Points of View: Last Words Few things are harder than deciding when to finally let an animal companion go. While a sudden death is shocking, at least the human part of... points of viewannylastwords https://annycook.blogspot.com/2010/04/cause-and-effect.html Anny's Points of View: Cause and Effect... During the last few weeks, I've read a lot. All genres. All time periods. I confess they've all been my "keepers", but that was deliberate b... points of viewannycauseeffect https://annycook.blogspot.com/2013/04/naked-truth.html Anny's Points of View: Naked Truth Through shared experience--personal observation--I've arrived at a couple conclusions about general nakedness. My conclusions hold true fo... points of viewannynakedtruth https://annycook.blogspot.com/2008/01/great-snowstorm.html Anny's Points of View: The Great Snowstorm... Forty-one years ago, I was a senior in high school in Chicago. Back then, they had two graduations per year, one in late January and one in ... points of viewthe greatannysnowstorm https://annycook.blogspot.com/2007/11/mondays-musings.html Anny's Points of View: Monday's Musings Today is my cousin, Molly's birthday. She is four days younger than me, so she delighted in teasing me last night on the phone by pointing o... points of viewannymondaymusings https://annycook.blogspot.com/2007/12/christmas-mouse.html Anny's Points of View: The Christmas Mouse It was two days before Christmas and Herald, the Christmas Mouse was too tired to move. When humans started the Christmas Shopping Season, ... points of viewthe christmasannymouse https://annycook.blogspot.com/2007/11/cherished-destinies-meeting-silence.html Anny's Points of View: Cherished Destinies--meeting Silence Sitting on her front porch with her bare feet swinging above the ground, Silence clasped her hands together in her lap and shuddered. Papa s... points of viewannycherisheddestiniesmeeting https://annycook.blogspot.com/2014/05/anonymity.html Anny's Points of View: Anonymity Our debit card recently expired and we were issued a new one. Then, of course, we had to notify and update the various places our informat... points of viewannyanonymity https://annycook.blogspot.com/2013/06/flashes-of-light.html Anny's Points of View: Flashes of Light I collect photos in a folder titled 'Story Ideas'. Some are scenery, others are just pictures that satisfy some inner need or a research r... points of viewannyflasheslight https://annycook.blogspot.com/2013/04/alternate-plan.html Anny's Points of View: Alternate Plan Writing is...frustrating. It's especially so when you have huge distractions from everyday life. And like many writers, I bought into the ... points of viewannyalternateplan https://annycook.blogspot.com/2015/04/the-never-read-book.html Anny's Points of View: The Never-Read Book Some folks never re-read a book once they finish it. Others have a shelf of favorites they visit often. I have a room of well-loved books ... points of viewannyneverreadbook https://annycook.blogspot.com/2010/04/man-tears.html Anny's Points of View: Man tears... I'm trying to figure out why most men don't cry. Is it because men are embarrassed by tears? Has our culture robbed our men of such an impor... points of viewannymantears https://annycook.blogspot.com/2013/12/taming-dragon.html Anny's Points of View: Taming the Dragon Well, Crispin (the dragon) and I are slowly coming to terms. I've agreed not to bug him first thing in the morning before coffee (I tend t... points of viewannytamingdragon https://annycook.blogspot.com/2019/04/group-opinions.html Anny's Points of View: Group Opinions Very early in my writing career, another author wrote something in her own blog, and other writers piled on, vilifying her for what she wr... points of viewannygroupopinions https://annycook.blogspot.com/2008/02/burnt-oatmeal.html Anny's Points of View: Burnt Oatmeal Yesterday morning I burned the oatmeal. This is not a new occurrence. Rather it is the norm. My friend Jane and the house hunk don't even fi... points of viewannyburntoatmeal https://annycook.blogspot.com/2007/07/hello-from-downside-of-beautiful-day.html Anny's Points of View: Starting Over Hello from the downside of a beautiful day. It's been so beautiful in Maryland that you would think I must have accomplished a lot today, ri... points of viewannystarting