Ten Days of Flowers – Day 6 – It’s All About the Music #Giveaway

PURCHASE LINK Besides a love story, at the heart of Flowers and Stone is music—creating it, performing it, loving it, and living it. Luke Stone was a songwriter. While he performed many cover tunes, his true passion lay in writing and performing his original songs. In the book, I describe what Darlina saw the day …

Welcome to the #RRBC October-Ween Book, Blog & Trailer Block Party!

Hi and “WELCOME” to Rave Reviews Book Club’s BOOK, BLOG & TRAILER BLOCK PARTY  "Writing and Music!" AND THE WINNERS ARE: $10 AMAZON GIFT CARDS! - FORREST STEPNOWSKI AND MARK BIERMAN ONE (1) eBOOK "JEWEL" - CASSIDY SALEM ONE (1) eBOOK "A SOLDIER'S CHILDREN" - MIRIAM HURDLE ONE (1) eBOOK "VOODOO OR DESTINY: YOU DECIDE" - …

Etchings In Stone

I'll never forget coming home from work one evening in 2002, to find Rick excited about a new song project. We were in the planning stages for his new CD, "Etchings In Stone," and he wanted someone to collaborate with him in writing the title track. He'd reached out to several of his songwriter friends, …

Descriptive Phrases

We all hear so much about Showing vs. Telling, and there are no better or more concise examples than those found in song lyrics. Think about it. You have 3 - 4 minutes to tell an entire story. There is no time for wasted words. Then, top that with the fact that things have to …

Hunger

I originally wrote this as a song, but never got it recorded. Think old Tammy Wynette style when you read it. HUNGER BY JAN SIKES I MET A MAN ON THE STREET JUST THIS MORNING. HE HELD A SIGN THAT SAID, “HELP ME PLEASE." I STOPPED AND DROPPED A COIN IN THE CUP BESIDE HIS …

Mama’s House

Happy Mother's Day! My mother was born in 1917. She was a young woman just married and starting a family during the Great Depression. The things she endured were beyond comprehension. But, she grew to be the strongest, most determined woman I ever knew. Born in May, she was a Taurus. No task was too …

Hate The Sin

Back in another lifetime, I was a songwriter. It was a time I treasure with all my heart, along with the recordings that we managed to preserve our music with.           We had an outdoor spa building behind our house. One night I was in the hot tub by myself and …

Crackerjack lines!

Everyone who knows me on any level knows how much I love music. But, even more than the melody, the WORDS draw me in. So, I thought it would be fun to list some of my favorite lines from songs that give me chills or make me turn up the radio. There are hundreds of …