Vacuuming in the Nude [eBook - NC Digital Library] : And Other Ways to Get Attention

Peggy Rowe is at it again—this time giving a hilarious inside look at her writing career. Peggy Rowe has been writing all of her adult life. In fact, she doesn’t know how not to write—even through those years of constant rejection from publishing houses. But between her tenacity and the encouragement of her family, Peggy’s breakthrough finally came— at the age of eighty! Vacuuming in the Nude is most likely her funniest prose to date as she shares her journey of attending myriad writers’ conferences and honing her ability to see humor in everyday situations. From the family’s beloved dog Shim, who thrived on piles of fresh, warm manure from the horse pasture—to vacationing on the sweltering beach with mosquitos the size of dune buggies—to the challenges of aging, Peggy Rowe delivers a hilarious array of stories that reflect her addiction to making people laugh. Even in her cancer support group, she manages to use her humor to affect others for the good. If Peggy isn’t putting her publisher on hold to finish a game of Mahjongg, she’s at her kitchen table window-on-the-world taking notes for the next story for fans old and new to enjoy. Rowe has been writing all of her adult life- even through years of constant rejection from publishing houses. Between her tenacity and the encouragement of her family, her breakthrough finally came-- at the age of eighty! Here she shares her journey of attending myriad writers' conferences and honing her ability to see humor in everyday situations. Along the way Rowe delivers a hilarious array of stories that reflect her addiction to making people laugh. Even in her cancer support group, she manages to use her humor to affect others for the good. -- adapted from jacket Dedication Epigraph Foreword Chapter 1: Getting It Write Chapter 2: Playing the Game Chapter 3: Here I Come! Chapter 4: Slush Pile 101 Chapter 5: And Write, I Did! Chapter 6: At Last! Chapter 7: A New Frontier Chapter 8: In My Head Chapter 9: Making a Difference Chapter 10: The Shorter and the Plainer, the Better Chapter 11: A Critic Indeed Chapter 12: Family Ties Chapter 13: Madam Secretary Chapter 14: The Book in the Drawer Chapter 15: Youâ€TMve Got to Be Kidding! Chapter 16: A Memoir, She Wrote Photographs Acknowledgments About the Author Copyright