by Cindy Ervin Huff | Mar 24, 2013 | Uncategorized
My son Nathan and his family have returned to the US from Germany where he served in the US Army. They are transitioning to civilian life. Nate will head to college in June and there are lots of loose ends to tie up. His family of six is residing with me for an...
by Cindy Ervin Huff | Feb 13, 2013 | Interview
I am so excited to have Ben Erlichman, Executive editor, of Splickety Magazine as my guest today. This energenic young man impressed me when I meet him at the Write To Publish Conference. It was encouraging to discover his publication as another outlet for fiction...
by Cindy Ervin Huff | Jan 9, 2013 | Interview
My special guest today is Author Jennifer Hudson Taylor. Her Highland Series captivated me as I found myself experiencing the story with her characters. Below is her biography right from her website. Jennifer Hudson Taylor is an award winning author of historical...
by Cindy Ervin Huff | Oct 24, 2012 | value writing
Since my daughter Pam has gone back to college to finish her degree, she has sought my help with her schoolwork. I never went to college so what would I know, right? At least that is how I felt. What did I have to offer my straight A student? My daughter finds...
by Cindy Ervin Huff | Oct 6, 2012 | Interview, value writing
I want to welcome Eva Marie Everson to Writer’s Patchwork today. One of my fave authors I am excited to do this interview. She has graciously agreed to let me pick her creative brain. Today I want to ask her how to write in reverse. Eva Marie was given the...
by Cindy Ervin Huff | Oct 2, 2012 | Interview, Uncategorized, value writing
Eye contact—what an important skill to develop. A skill that I have apparently forgotten. My husband was with me on some recent interviews. He takes pictures of people, things, and whatever I point at. I take bad pictures so have enlisted him to come along as I...
by Cindy Ervin Huff | Sep 26, 2012 | Uncategorized
At a recent Martial Arts competition I attended to watch my daughter compete had many parallels to the writing life. My daughter attends a school that specialty is Tang Soo Do but there were participants from schools that taught karate and other forms of Martial Arts....
by Cindy Ervin Huff | Sep 17, 2012 | Uncategorized
Last week concludes the Paralympics—an event sadly not covered by the American media even though the USA had the largest contingency of participants, over 300. You could catch the events over the internet. I watched with interest cyclist Joe Berenyi, a local...
by Cindy Ervin Huff | Sep 5, 2012 | Uncategorized
Often when I watch a movie I find some excellent take-way value. After watching Magic of Belle Isle I found a treasure. The main character, Monte Wildhorn, an author whose passion for writing died with his wife is taken to Belle Isle by his nephew(under protest) in...
by Cindy Ervin Huff | Jul 31, 2012 | Uncategorized
Many people don’t believe that writing is hard work. How hard can sitting in front of a computer for hours be? Speaking from experience, I sometimes get up from a marathon of writing feeling like an arthritic 80 year old. I have been working diligently on editing my...
