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Vacuuming in the nude and other ways to get attention

Rowe, Peggy. (Author).

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.

Book  - 2022
305.262092 Row
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  • ISBN: 1637630999
  • ISBN: 9781637630990
  • Physical Description 233 pages : illustrations (some colour)
  • Publisher [Nashville] : Forefront Books, [2022]

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Vacuuming in the Nude : And Other Ways to Get Attention
Vacuuming in the Nude : And Other Ways to Get Attention
by Rowe, Peggy; Rowe, Mike (Foreword by)
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Vacuuming in the Nude : And Other Ways to Get Attention

SectionSection DescriptionPage Number
Forewordp. 9
Chapter 1Getting It Writep. 19
Chapter 2Playing the Gamep. 35
Chapter 3Here I Come!p. 57
Chapter 4Slush Pile 101p. 65
Chapter 5And Write, I Did!p. 75
Chapter 6At Last!p. 89
Chapter 7A New Frontierp. 105
Chapter 8In My Headp. 119
Chapter 9Making a Differencep. 129
Chapter 10The Shorter and the Plainer, the Betterp. 139
Chapter 11A Critic Indeedp. 149
Chapter 12Family Tiesp. 163
Chapter 13Madam Secretaryp. 173
Chapter 14The Boot in the Drawerp. 183
Chapter 15You've Got to Be Kidding!p. 197
Chapter 16A Memoir, She Wrotep. 223
Acknowledgementsp. 235