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Mary Lynn Archibald

Mary Lynn Archibald

About

I am a freelance copywriter, editor and author of two memoirs:  Briarhopper: A History, and Accidental Cowgirl: Six Cows, No Horse and No Clue. I have also been published in the anthologies: Chicken Soup for the Single Parent's Soul, Far From Home: Lessons Learned, and Vintage Voices: Four Part Harmony.

My writing specialties include business communications, real estate, gardening and interior design, as well as small-scale farming and ranching.

I am the mother of two grown children, and  live in Northern California with my partner-in-crime, Carl, and our dog of questionable parentage, Fizzbo.  

Please check out my other website at <www.winecountrywriter.com>

David's ADHD

David's ADHD

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<p>Does your child have ADHD (Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)?</p><p>Meet David, one of award-winning author Sherrill S. Cannon's &quot;Classroom of Kids,&quot; who manages his ADHD with the help of classmates.</p><p>David discovers ways to cope with his hyperactive brain, while learning how to calm and soothe his ADHD. Solutions include setting daily schedules and following simple rules that regulate behavior. His teachers and therapists encourage using the computer for academic advancement, and to establish a pattern for study as well as for occasional recreation. David not only learns self-control and communication skills, but is able to fit into the classroom and make friends.</p><p>Once again social values are emphasized in the author's latest illustrated children's story, and classroom friends from previous books are featured. In fact, David has been part of the class for a long time!</p><p><strong><em>&quot;David's ADHD</em></strong><em> is a timely topic for parents and children. A story in rhyme that demystifies ADHD. It explains a youngster's behavior in terms of his inattentiveness and impulsivity and how it impacts those around him. A sensitive way of creating understanding for children with ADHD and their families.&quot;</em> - <strong>Dr. Valerie Allen, licensed school psychologist</strong></p><p><strong>Author Bio: </strong></p><p>Former teacher Sherrill S. Cannon has won 76 awards for her previous 11 rhyming books. She is also the author of seven published and internationally performed plays for elementary school children. The author has been called &quot;an absolute master of rhyming&quot; and &quot;a modern-day Dr. Seuss.&quot;</p>

Story Behind The Book

We'd planned to relax on 120 acres of pristine beauty in rural Trinity County, but when we took possession, we found we'd inherited six cows, two cats, a flock of wild turkeys, a large vegetable garden and orchard, and a working cattle ranch. Somehow, this came as a surprise to us, but we learned fast (we had to), and discovered that relaxation never entered into the equation until we were too tired to move.

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PR Buzz

🔗 https://www.prbuzz.com/.../106977-accidental-cowgirl-six-cows-no-hors...‎

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Amazon.com

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Press Release

🔗 http://redroom.com/member/mary-lynn-i-archibald/press/accidental-cowgirl-meets-singing-cowboy

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<div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-published-work"> <div class="field-label">Published Work: </div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"><a href="http://50.23.127.155-static.reverse.softlayer.com/member/mary-lynn-i-archibald/books/accidental-cowgirl-six-cows-no-horse-and-no-clue">Accidental Cowgirl: Six Cows, No Horse and No Clue</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-reviewer"> <div class="field-label">Reviewer: </div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd">Bill Duncan</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-source"> <div class="field-label">Source: </div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd">Capital Press: The West's Ag Website</div> </div> </div> <p>—by Bill Duncan</p> <p>&quot;Real-life ranch tale serves as warning to weary urbanites.</p> <p>&quot;Everyone has a story to tell just from living. But the key is in the storytelling.</p> <p>&quot;By that paradigm, Mary Lynn Archibald is one great storyteller, and her memoir is at the same time sad and funny, but it is a story worth reading. It is the story of a couple of crazy urbanites who dream of escaping the dreary existence of the rat race, and become (sic) country squires on 120 acres of lush rural beauty called Twin Creeks Ranch...</p> <p>&quot;'When my husband, Carl signed the papers he discovered we had inherited six cows, two cats, a flock of wild turkeys and a working cattle ranch. With one stroke of the pen, our relaxation (idea) had gone out the window. It was crazy.'</p> <p>&quot;But she admits: 'It was one of the most uplifting experiences of our lives....'</p> <p>&quot;She and her husband lived that life for 12 years and discovered the simple life isn't really that simple, and 'despite my persistent romantic fantasies, I rarely managed to look like I'd just emerged from the pages of an L.L. Bean catalog. Those people never get muddy and they wear bras in town...'</p> <p>&quot;...Archibald's idyllic rural life...(on the ranch) has ended, in favor of town life, but not the memories of 'early evenings talking by the fire, the hot tea brewing on the Franklin wood-stove, the glass of wine reflecting the candles...and watching the sunset over the King Range, craning our necks skyward to marvel at the stars and the enveloping peace of the place.'&quot;</p> <p>—Bill Duncan can be reached at or at P.O. Box 812, Roseburg, OR 97470</p> <div class="field field-type-link field-field-link-to-full-review"> <div class="field-label">Link to Full Review: </div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"><a href="http://capitalpress.com/main.asp?Search=1&amp;ArticleID=48925&amp;SectionID=67&amp;SubSectionID=1261&amp;S=1">www.capitalpress.com</a></div> </div> </div>