Brummet's Conscious Blog

-- Brummet's in the Media & Book Contests-- I am thrilled to announce that an interview with me and the host of the Stephanie Loves blog, Stephanie Gamverona was published today. We discussed the world of writing, challenges in the industry, advice for new writers, the query process and more: http://thestephanieloves.blogspot.com/2011/04/author-lillian-brummet-interview-and.html * Be sure to enter the draw to win a copy of the book- Towards Understanding (print, 1st edition) before April 30th! -- Also, published today - is a book review on Trash Talk: It's Easy To Be Green e-book series. Check it out on the Minding Spot Blog , run by Wendy Hines: http://mindingspot.blogspot.com/2011/04/trash-talk-its-easy-to-be-green-vol-1.html   -- ...and just a reminder... scroll down to yesterday's post to enter the Green Week Contest on the Juniper Grove blog where you can enter to win a number of prizes, including a copy of vol 1 of the Trash Talk: It's Easy To ...

 * apologies for the late start on this blog entry today... I've been slow all morning - perhaps it is the sunshine, or the fact that it is Sunday... lol - but I'm here at least now :). -- Prize Winner Announcement -- We were thrilled to see so many new readers on this blog, and to see such a wonderful response of interest in the   The Fool For Books Giveaway Hop - hosted by I Am A Reader, Not A Writer & The Bookish Snob (April 1st - midnight on the 2nd)  What I did was this: asked my co-writing husband to choose a number between 1 and 16 and so... (drum roll here) ...the prize winner is #9 of the 16 entries:  Lindsay - her entry listed her site as: http://lindsaycummingsblog.blogspot.com She will receive a copy of Towards Understanding Everyone who participated will receive a brief note of appreciation this morning as well.  -- Brummets in the Media -- Join me for a live discussion on the Cat's Tales talk radio show. Call in (# will be on the...

-- Quote of the Day -- “Herbicides and pesticides used in our lawns are washed into the water ways – also affecting other animals from birds to deer and bear… so we are affecting a larger chain of life than we may have realized. …they also kill beneficial insects from lady bugs to butterflies - disrupting an entire ecosystem by using pesticides and herbicides. …Remember every time you walk through a lawn (or park) where these chemicals are used, you are bringing them back in your home …and pets can bring this back on their paws, and then lick their paws to clean them off. ...make sure you   have notice before your neighborhood has spraying going on so that you can close your windows and avoid having it drift in on the breeze.”  ~ Dagney McKinley  Today's quote originates from the interview: Nature & Literature , which aired back on Feb 22nd via the Conscious Discussions Talk Radio show... * click on the show title to access the full interview or the radio s...