Barbara Samuel O'Neal is the author of more than thirty award-winning novels, including THE LOST RECIPE FOR HAPPINESS and

The Secret of Everything
The Secret of Everything

A native of Colorado, Barbara loves teaching, travel, reading, writing, yoga, walking, food, cooking, photography and...okay, reality television.

Follow Me:
Twitter
Facebook

Guest blogs elsewhere

I’ve been recovering from all the back and forthing, and doing copy edits for my next book, THE SECRET OF EVERYTHING, which will be out at the end of December, and sleeping, and watching movies.  Also have guest blogged twice in the past week. 

At WRITER UNBOXED, I blogged about how to get yourselve [...]

Pardon the dust

Working on the header images today, so forgive me if things come up too small or weird or distorted or blank. 

Blogging today at Writer Unboxed

My subject is writing pace.  What’s you writing pace? Do you know?

Read the blog here: http://writerunboxed.com/2009/03/25/the-pace-of-you/

Blogging on food television at RTB today

Come talk with me about Top Chef and the pale imitation Chopping Block at Romancing the Blog today.

Plotting blog and "Magic" class

Two things this morning: 

#1  Posted a blog to Writer Unboxed this morning, Plotting for the Severely Right-Brained.  Might be helpful for some of you who have a brain like mine. 

#2 Reclaiming the Magic class starts on Monday.  The published workshop is nearly full (one spot left), but there is plenty of room in [...]

Did Joan wash her hands at the same sink?

Joan Didion, the celebrated writer, went to Columbia Elementary School for awhile. The old building, made of red sandstone (as well as I can recollect), not the modern version that occupies the lot these days. I have been drunkenly reading her work, admiring the western cleanness, the spare and unsentimental way she captures the [...]

Reclaiming the magic of writing at Writer Unboxed today

Wrote a piece on reclaiming the joy of writing for my monthly blog at Writer Unboxed today.  If you’re in the doldrums, check it out.  If you’re not in the doldrums and know how to help others out, please go and tell everyone how you do it.

Things I’m considering: when to schedule more [...]

New website is up!!

The new Barbara O’Neal website is live.   I have been working hard with my amazing team (720 Media here in Colorado Springs) to get it up in time for Christmas, and it’s ready!.   I’m sure I will not have any time to post anything there until the weekend, but at least it’s live and [...]

Guest blogging in two places today

Just worked out like that. 

My regular monthly blog on The Pleasure and Pain of Writing Foodie Novels at Writer Unboxed.

And a piece on True Love (or rather, my parents’ 50th wedding anniversary) at Romancing the Blog.

Some assembly required

Blogging today at Writer Unboxed.  Come over and chat about methods you use to notice you’ve taken a wrong turn and how to fix it.