Jo-Ann M. Rodriguez's Blog

It’s here! My short story is fresh from the press.  To say I’m thrilled is an understatement. I am beyond thrilled. Even though this short story is intended mostly for women, it applies to everyone. We have all faced the challenges of dealing with disappointments, hardships, the everyday ups and downs. It’s a rough road […]

~Official book launch of: Desert Journey~ It’s here! My short story is fresh from the press.  To say I’m thrilled is an understatement. I am beyond thrilled. Even though this short story is intended mostly for women, it applies to everyone. We have all faced the challenges of dealing with disappointments, hardships, the everyday ups […]

Coming soon! Desert Journey A journey for healing the heart, the mind and the soul By Jo-Ann M. Rodríguez My healing guide is almost here! I am beyond excited to see my new book almost ready for printing. It will be available by the end of March 2015. This has been a project I started working […]

I recently woke up in the middle of the night with this phrase in mind: embrace your inner waves. What does it mean to embrace your inner waves? I can only speak for myself based on my own experiences. My inner waves are my everyday experiences; every memory, every event, every emotion, everything. Have you ever […]

Starting 2014 with a Postcard Exchange! Its great that technology allows for texting and emailing, and its easy to keep in touch with relatives and friends. These days most of us do not look forward to checking the post mail, it’s either marketing material or bills. I had this idea to work on a postcard album […]

Dear Self Published authors and author wanna-be’s, We know it can take months to create your literary work, it takes time and research. It takes passion!  From the moment an author starts to write (yes, even if you are a first time author, embrace the title “Author”),  remember to always add “Copyright” to your to-do-list. […]

About the story… In the beautiful land of Bellager a young boy named David shares a passion for leaf collecting. During his childhood years his grandfather Edward shares an interesting set of stories about Bellager’s history. While many believe the stories are created by Edward’s great imagination, Edward believes them as true.As David grows into a […]

Book: The Leaf Can’t believe it’s been 4 years since I published my first book: The Leaf. I have been working on a couple of other projetcs: a spanish novel and a motivational short story which I hope to complete before the end of this year.   About The Leaf In the beautiful land of […]

I have been on the hunt for creative recipes to surprise my kids. There is a lot out there! From breakfast, dinner, desserts, snacks, and fun birthday treats. I will share the ones that I will be trying at home. So here we go… Recipe of the day: Mummy hotdogs by “A pumpkin and a princess“ Here […]

I am passionate about all things homemade, so when I read about this recipe I just had to share it. It definitely looks great and I am looking forward to make my own batch. I found this recipe at Food For My Family. Kudos to Shaina Olmanson, the owner of the website! http://foodformyfamily.com/manic-orga... Filed under: […]