Pauline Baird Jones

  • A Titanic Disaster – Or Why Veronica Scott Wrote THE WRECK OF THE NEBULA DREAM

    I had this crazy idea of asking authors to come and answer the question of whey they wrote [fill in the blank] novel. Veronica Scott agreed to be my first victim, er, guest. I’m so thrilled to have her! Thank you so much for agreeing to come! Without further ado, here’s Veronica to tell us…

  • Why I Love Being a Grandma (#GrandmaProject)

    I know there are people who are traumatized about becoming a grandma. I am not one of those people. I LOVE being a mom and I LOVE being a grandma. I try not to be one of those people who pull out pictures of their grand babies for perfect strangers. But I don’t try very…

  • Did You Know Bras Were Such Divas?

    A friend told me that, in addition to getting fitted for a new bra, she also got some “care of bra” counsel from the sales person. What she told me made my eyes bug out. Of course I did a Google search and holy cow. I’ve lived a LONG time and I will freely confess,…

  • What Grabs Your Attention?

    I don’t know why, but I’m drawn to quaint, country churches. I always slow down when I go past them when I’m driving and crane to look until they are out of sight when I’m not driving. They draw my gaze, almost without exception. Is it their charm? Because they are quaint? Because the characters…

  • My (Mental) Writing Space Examined

    So, yesterday I reached the halfway point in the NaBloPoMo month long blogging challenge which means today marks the more-than-halfway-there point. I’m on the downhill side! (I grew up with mountains, so downhill is good!) And it is Saturday. The weekend. So I’m rejoicing here on my blog with an awesome picture, courtesy of WyoJones…

  • Halfway Thru NaBloPoMo and Midpoint Musings

    I suck at math, even with a calculator. But when a month is 30 days long and this is day 15, that’s half, right? So I’m halfway through my NaBloPoMo blog challenge through BlogHer. This got me thinking about halfway points. My thoughts immediately jumped to turning 50, which shows my math skills. Because I…

  • A Look Behind the Camera Held by WyoJones 🙂

    If you’ve been clicking through to my blog because of the photos, did you ever wonder who is this WyoJones character? Since I’m almost halfway through the NaBloPoMo blogging challenge at BlogHer, I thought this would be a good time to introduce visitors to the the two people who help me (and my blog) look…

  • Pushing My Limits – Why I Wrote BYTE ME

      This looking back Perilous Pauline thing has been interesting. And good for me. I’m remembering some things about the writing process that I thought I would never forget. When you write your first novel—and even your second or third—you are pushing your boundaries because it’s all new and the boundaries are mostly about your…

  • AnaBanana (and Awesome!) Revisited 🙂

    If you’re new to my blog, you might wonder why I giveaway an AnaBanana gift basket every month. Well, the reason is twofold. First, I want to give back to visitors who pause to leave a comment. Bloggers can be very needy. Comments make us feel needed. Or at least “seen.” LOL Second, I’m a…

  • With Deepest Thanks

    My dad is a great storyteller—I suspect that I got my urge to spin tales from him—so I grew up hearing his stories from World War II and Korea. It wasn’t until I was older that I realized how much he didn’t tell us. He told us about his adventures and places and funny events.…