You've seen the text boxes in the first book "Suck Your Stomach In and Put
Some Color On", What Southern Mamas Tell Their Daughters that the Rest of
Y'all Should Know, Too! Well, here's how you can get your own two bits in my
next book.
I took some ribbing from the men folks in the first book for not soliciting their
thoughts. Live and learn. This one's open to everybody-- and the topics run the gamut
from diet and exercise to social media and regional differences! This book's working
title is "Sue Ellen's Girl Ain't Fat, She Just Weighs Heavy" More Advice and
Observations from All Things Southern.
In a nutshell, I'm open to your short (100 words or less) anecdotes, tips, or
observations. What makes it southern? Why, you do, silly! So, don't stress,
just play along and see your name in lights, (okay, print, but it's still big fun!)
Need a couple of examples?
I'll put Leslie Martin Young's thoughts in the
health section. This Louisiana girl says, "I've got a cornucopia of workout
videos. My friend Lisa and I would actually put on "work out clothes" (some
ensembles may or may not have included leg warmers) and move the furniture
in the living room...then sit and watch the video while commenting about
how fit we would be if we could actually DO that stuff..."
Author and journalist Karen Spears Zacharias opines, "My Yankee husband
once accused me of not being southern because I didn't cook huge breakfast
meals. That is, until the morning after an all night writing binge (spurred on by
crazed energy level from a prescription drug error) when I woke him at six
a.m. to a southern spread extraordinaire. I'd made an early morning Wal-Mart
run and whipped up everything from bacon and eggs to sausage gravy and
stone ground grits. Of course, I gave him the southern mantra, "And I expect
you to eat everything I put on your plate." He's never challenged my southern
credentials, again.
How about some tentative chapter titles to get your gears turning even more?
She Got Those Heavy Legs from her Mama’s Side
~ Thoughts on Fitness and Self-Improvement with Sensational Salads to Baby Your Curves
The Science of Bubba Whispering
~How to Train a Bubba with Main Dish Recipes He’ll Sit Up and Beg For
Self-Cleaning Underwear, an Idea Whose Time Should Never Come
~ Business Tips and Time Saving Techniques with Casserole Recipes to Beat the Clock
I would so appreciate your helping me spread the word by emailing this link to
your friends, twittering it, and posting it on your blogs and facebook pages.
This one's gonna be fun.
Hugs,
Shellie
P.S. One more way to play-- sit on the porch of All Things Southern, by
subscribing to my FREE weekly emag and joining me on Facebook,;Twitter,
and/or my blog for our continuing discussion. (You can always email me if you're not into social media!) I may contact you and tell you that your thoughts are just perfect for a certain chapter and ask permission
to quote you. It's that easy and, from what my readers tell me, it's oh, so much fun when the book comes out!
Email Shellie
If you've stumbled onto my porch through an Internet search, I'd like to
invite you to join us at All Things Southern where we celebrate the charm and heritage of
the South. While you're there you can subscribe to my FREE weekly emag,
find a list of the stations carrying the “All Things Southern
Radio Show”, listen to an audio clip, watch my latest TV porch chat,
shop online, register for my monthly give-a-way…and much more!
Oh, and I'll be there if you want to chat. See 'ya there! ~Shellie
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