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Paulette Martin Hampton
Sep 14, 2024
1 min read
My First Book Signing
Today was my very first book signing, and it went so much better than I expected! One couple bought When Life was Yellow for their...
Paulette Martin Hampton
Jul 5, 2024
2 min read
Writing and the Cat Bath
When a cat takes a bath, she can leisurely groom for hours, soaking up the bit of sunlight she's sitting in. All is right with the world....
Paulette Martin Hampton
Jun 21, 2024
1 min read
Conversations with my anxious brain - The Pondering
Anxious Brain: So, what are we writing about tonight? It better be good. Me: I don't know yet. Anxious Brain: Really, why bother? No...
Paulette Martin Hampton
Jun 15, 2024
1 min read
Showing the tender underbelly
Here I lie, my underbelly exposed and at your tender mercies. I hope you'll be gentle. Sharing my life with OCD was never something I...
Paulette Martin Hampton
Jun 11, 2021
1 min read
The Diary of My Anxious Brain: O-C-D, easy as 1, 2, 3,...4, 5
When I was younger, I suffered from obsessive-compulsive disorder. Not until my 30s did I finally experience “normal” existence. For me,...
Paulette Martin Hampton
May 28, 2021
1 min read
What My Cats Have Taught Me About Writing
I have two cats. The gray cat to the right is Ms. Bree. She's a slender, dainty little thing that sounds like a tiny goat when she meows....
Paulette Martin Hampton
May 23, 2021
1 min read
5 Things I Learned While Writing/Marketing My First Novel
Make the time, but don't make it all of your time. Be grateful for plot holes. They're opportunities to improve your story. Don't just...
Paulette Martin Hampton
May 10, 2021
2 min read
Getting In My Own Way - The Diary of My Anxious Brain
Growing up, did you feel like they gave everyone a how-to manual for life except for you? Maybe your copy was placed under the leg of a...
Paulette Martin Hampton
May 7, 2021
2 min read
It Takes a Village to Raise a Book
I've always been a writer at heart, but I didn't get into it seriously until about six years ago. At that time, I felt I could go about...
Paulette Martin Hampton
Apr 10, 2021
1 min read
I knew I was a writer when...
I was about eight, sitting in church. A woman sat three pews in front of me and my parents. She was in a hurry and had to leave in the...
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