J.E. Lowder's Blog (4)

In Nashville, how do you know a musician is knocking at your door?  He says, “Pizza Dude!”

Although funny, there is a lot of truth to this joke because Nashville is flooded with those trying “to make it.”  Unfortunately, I see the same thing happening in the world of book publishing.  Now that digital media enables everyone the freedom to publish, it creates another problem: everyone is an author.

So how do you stand out in a sea of books?

Fortunately for me, I…

I wanted to let you know I won the November blog writing contest!

You can check out the blog (and winning story) at… November Writing Contest Winner

To those who voted and/or posted complimentary comments, THANKS!  I couldn’t have done this without you!

Lastly, for aspiring writers, be sure to check out…

Hey!  I'm a finalist for a blog writing contest for November.  I'd appreciate it if you go to the site, read the 3 stories, and vote for the one you like most.  You might also check out the story stipulations she gave us; it was a nice challenge!

Lastly, voting ends at midnight on December 3rd, so please don't delay!  Thanks!

Here's the link...…

My guess is that you either love this time of year or hate it.  Despite the busyness and madness involved with shopping, I'll admit that I love it.  Yeah, you can call me sentimental (I am) or a born romantic (guilty as charged) but I find my heart softening (for which my family is thankful!) and my generosity increasing (for which certain charities are thankful!)

Which brings me back to why I'm posting today.  Yesterday, while cooking homemade soup ("oh, geez, here it comes!") and…