"Anyone will find this book a treasure of warmth,
wit, and wisdom worth reading again and again."
— Dusty Richards,
Two-time Spur Award Winner, Western Writers of America
“What an undertaking! What a fantastic idea! What
wonderful writing by both of you!”
— Pat Florio,
retired elementary teacher, Waldwick, New Jersey
“I found that your advice to aspiring writers is so adaptable
to every goal we have in life.
—Christine
Bradshaw, retired high school counselor, Abilene, Texas
“Your book is motivating me to write! I have so enjoyed reading
several pages a day, digesting slowly the message, then responding.
What a treasure!”
—Ann Ricks Knobel,
retired early childhood education professor, Brownwood, Texas
“We are excited that your dream has come true! What a wonderful
accomplishment! Thank you for allowing us to be a part of your success.”
—Grayson and Charlotte
Wetzel, retired educators, Goldthwaite, Texas
“Enjoying your book. It is interesting, informative, and cleverly
written. Send me three more copies.”
—Jo Valliant,
retired elementary teacher, San Angelo, Texas
"I hope you, with your family, have a truly happy Christmas. I
must say that your book does give me a lot of 'food for thought.'"
—Pat Florio, Retired
2nd grade teacher, Waldwick, NJ
"I've enjoyed the devotional book more than I can express. I'm
very proud to say to my friends, 'My college roommate has written a
book and it's wonderful.'"
—Helen Lawson,
College roommate, Retired Educator, Houston, Tx
"Congratulations on your book. I've read about one-third of it
and have enjoyed it and have been blessed by the scriptures accompanying
the thoughts."
—Faye Nell Walls,
Long time friend, Dallas, Texas
"I wanted to drop you a note to congratulate you on your new book,
Devoted to Writing, which you wrote with Nancy Robinson Masters. I know
that the publishing of this book has been a long time coming and I am
very proud of your efforts and that they have paid off with this beautiful
book. I have only skimmed it at this time, but look forward to reading
more carefully the writing tips and words of wit and wisdom as they
relate to the process of writing."
— Ernest Henderson,
Former third grade student, Elementary Principal, Orange Grove, Tx
"I loved your presentation to us about writing books and telling
stories. Someday I hope to be a writer as well. Your presentation to
us lifted my hopes of being a writer, and I thank you so much because
it gave me hope that I might be able to accomplish that dream. If I
do grow up to be a writer someday, I'll write a book filled with humor
and detail."
—Michaela, 7th
grade, Brady Middle School
"Thank you for coming to our library and reading to us. I absolutely
loved it! I hope that you can come back to our Middle School . You inspired
me and hope that you can inspire other kids into writing more and become
an awesome writer like you!"
—Liliano, 7th
grade, Brady Middle School
"I want to thank you for coming to our school library and sharing
your writing tips. I will try to follow them so I can become a good
writer like you."
—Maria, 7th Grade,
Brady Middle School