Oh, well, in that case….

The daughter’s modeled after my own and Michael’s modeled after an old crush of mine who kinda walked back into my life while I was writing the book. (How’s that for Karma?)

So…looking back on that, I guess I have no originality at all:)

Ja(y)nes…sorry for hijacking your blog. Maya, if you want to talk more, write me at writesarah@aol.com.

By all means, feel free. Just having someone to listen to you vent can be such a help. Maya, I’m sorry to hear about your mother. I’m dreading the day it’s me in your shoes.

I'm so bummed I got a B though…Is there any extra credit I can do to bump it up? A poster maybe? Or how about sending you a box of cupcakes? :)

LOL, last year I’d have taken you up on the offer but with 10 pounds off and 10 more to go, I have to watch what I eat. Plus with the heat wave currently going through my area, I’m afraid they’d end up as little piles of melted goo.

As I said, I don’t have a daughter but I’m waiting to see if my niece will start acting like Julie’s teenage daughter in a few years.

A friend sent me something called: 100 Things only people from Massachusetts know… – I laughed to see so many of them mentioned in this book.

And so it begins, right Maya? I’m so sorry and, yes, even though you know it’s coming, it’s no easier. Also, from what I’m hearing, it doesn’t matter what your relationship with your mother’s been like before this. It can have been good, bad, argumentative, tense…she’s still your mother and you’re her daughter and that’s that.

I wish I could get you a copy of the book now. Or whenever. How will her living situation change?

Ja(y)nes…sorry for hijacking your blog. Maya, if you want to talk more, write me at writesarah@aol.com.

Sarah

My mother, who lives with a chronic, highly debilitating, progressive condition for which there is no cure called me today to say she is deteriorating and will not be able to remain in her living situation much longer. Though we knew that day was coming made it no less of a crisis today.

Sometimes, it can be helpful to find out what a fictional character does in real life situation.

BTW – love that cover. Sweet indeed, and full of promise.

Dude. You’re on. And there’s a great Stephen King short story about a guy who makes a pact with the devil and quits cigarettes for a year. And THEN goes back…to dire consequences not involving him personally. I gotta dig that one up.

I smoked as a newspaper reporter ’cause it was the thing. Then one day I lit a cigarette and nearly barffed – that’s how I found out I was pregnant. (Sweet story, huh?) After that I “party smoked” (not when I was pregnant) until my husband a year or so ago said, “Aren’t you getting a little old for this?” And it hit me. Done. I’d tried to quit many times before but sometimes the stars are aligned and after that moment NEVER had a craving. I swear.

That story was meant to be inspirational, not bragging.

Dude. You made my day. The cupcakes are coming.

Buy me a cigarette and I’ll stand on a street corner and hawk your book to passersby.

Stef, who quit 7 months ago and is suddenly, strangely, craving the damn things…I’ll go buy this book and read, instead.

There, Ms. Strohmeyer – you can say you aided and abetted an ex-smoker in her quest to remain nicotine-free. That’s an A if ever I saw one. By the way, you rock at life, and your books are superb.

So…since this is addressed to me, the author (that kind always freaks me out a bit), I thought I’d just chime in to say thanks for the review. All publicity helps and I think you did an excellent job of describing the mother/daughter relationship in the book.

SWEET LOVE is based heavily on my own relationship with my dear departed mother, Nancy, and I wrote it as a tribute to her. My goal was to reach out to women in similar situations so we could laugh/cry/eat our way through it. And I welcome anyone who’s read the book and gone through a similar experience to please write me at writesarah@aol.com. So far, REVIEWERS have written me to share their experiences and I’ve found their stories uplifting and supportive.

I’m so bummed I got a B though…Is there any extra credit I can do to bump it up? A poster maybe? Or how about sending you a box of cupcakes? :)

Cheers,

Sarah