On this Thanksgiving Day, I thought it would be a nice way to once again give thanks by sharing the acknowledgments section of my book. Here it is. Happy Thanksgiving.

Dedication:

For my family – Of blood and water

Acknowledgments:

It takes a village to raise a book.  There are really too many people to thank and I apologize now for the many, many people I won’t get to mention by name who have leant their thoughts or other forms of aid to me while I worked on this novel.

Thank you to Bart Robinson for the cover design and making the website look as dashing as you do! And, of course, thank you for all of the other love and support you give on a daily basis.

Mary Supley Foxworth couldn’t have done more to help with the writing and launching of this book if she’d tried. In fact, I imagine she tried!  My sincere gratitude for all you do for me and my career and my dreams.

You don’t get a lot of love as an unknown writer – for your writing. For encouraging me to keep up the good work I have to thank the first person who ever supported my writing financially. Thank you to David Furst. We’ll always have Metro Connection.

On that note, I have to thank the storytellers and fans of Better Said Than Done for continuing to contribute to and support the art of true, personal storytelling, and by extension, me.

And here are some of the brave and patient people who have given me notes, comments, and criticism over the years. You know I love your feedback, even if I don’t always listen. Thanks to: Richard Barr, Barbara deBoinville, Joanne Lozar Glenn, Peter Gorman, Chris Greenlee, Cathy Hostetler, Jerry Kalke, Len Kruger, Mary Lucas, Richard Peabody, Pamela Potter, Kimberly Ruff, Katie Spurlock, and Jeremy Strozer.

And for general writing related insight and encouragement: Paula Adkins-Boyland, Stacy Crickmer, Freddi Donner, Mel Harkrader Pine, Urmilla Khanna, Lisa Leibow, Anne Loehr, Meredith Maslich, Jayne Raparelli, and Paula Whitacre.