New Book Available!!

Finally! After too many revisions to count, very little sleep, more rewriting, proofing and more proofing, THE ATA BITA PIE CAFE is now available on Amazon Books under Bonnie Drury! I'm so excited. This is the story of the three women who work at the cafe, and learn that love is sometimes better the second time around. As each character's secrets come to light, their bond helps to heal yesterday's heartache.

Do We Really Care About the Sacrifices our Service Men & Women Make?

My Marine son and his wife adopted a little boy from the Marshall Islands. They found out that they can't obtain a visa for Danny to even visit the U.S. for two years! Scott has served in the USMC for 20 years! We give illegals in this country housing, 100% medical, transportation, education, food stamps, and cash. What is wrong with this picture? Don't we care about our own, who sacrifice daily? There has to be something we can do to protect and honor our own, especially our servicemen and women.

Life's Little Adjustments

After querying five agents, I realized I have no patience. Two didn't respond, and three turned me down. I know that the author who wrote "The Help" had 60 rejections from agents, but I need to get going on my next book. That's what is fun for me, to keep writing. SO, I'm working with CreateSpace to publish THE ATA BITA PIE CAFE. This is the story of three friends who work at the cafe. They all learn that love is sometimes better the second time around. Their friendships carry them through grief, heartache, and finally, joy. The book should be available on Amazon.com under Bonnie Drury, in a few weeks. I'll keep you posted. Have a great day!

Writing Through Your Troubles

I've mentioned journaling before, but more and more, I realize how important it is. If you're a writer, it's a must to keep track of ideas, dialogue overheard, scenes, titles, anything that pops into your head about one of your writing projects. If you aren't a writer, but just have a particular problem that won't let go, write it all down, leaving out nothing. Remember that no one but you will read it, so you can be completely free and honest.
It might be a letter to a friend, relative, or even a politician, anyone who has you stirred up inside. Once you've written it all out, the burden is lightened, and you can move on.

A Little Word; A Big Problem

As I mentioned in earlier posts, I've done a LOT of rewrite on THE ATA
BITA PIE CAFE, but something was still bothering me. I couldn't quite put my finger on why the book wasn't reading as smoothly as I'd like. Reading aloud always gives you this wake-up call. Finally, I realized that too often, I'd used the word "had" or "had to", rather than keeping the writing in the present tense. When I did a Search, there were nearly 500 "had's" in the novel. Yikes! I read through again, restructuring sentences and deleting, until the writing became much smoother. Like my dad said, "You're making sure the reader doesn't have to work so hard." He got it; it just took me a little longer.