My friend, author Pam Devoe, and I have challenged one another to blog every Friday. I met that goal two weeks in a row and then suddenly a simple idiom caused me to falter. Idioms are interesting; their meaning is different than the words themselves. Although, the
Read more →I’ve always considered myself a lucky person. A parking space opens up just when I need it, an unexpected check shows up in the mail just when the bank account started looking low, the only cool day in August ends up being the exact day we have
Read more →Happy Holidays! Procrastination is an art form and it is because of this art that I have yet to complete Borrowed Time, the second book in the Aspen Moore series. I will complete the book. I am making sure of it, by gearing up for my New
Read more →Normally, I spend hours (okay, maybe minutes), coming up with some clever blog title. But as you can see I haven’t blogged lately and my brain is a bit rusty. Honestly, the real truth is I couldn’t come up with something that didn’t make a joke out
Read more →I was invited by my friend, author Joanna Campbell Slan, to participate in The Next Big Thing. Joanna blogged about Death of a Dowager the next book in the Jane Eyre Chronicles due out in April 2013. Check out what Joanna has to say about the inspiration
Read more →On Saturday, August 25th, I’ll be leaving the confines of my horribly disorganized cubicle to get a breath of fresh air. Oh, yes, and to participate in the Third Annual Writers in the Park. The mini-conference is put on by the St. Louis Writers Guild and is
Read more →Over a month ago I set my “baby” free for three days and boy did it soar! I gave away over 27,000 copies! I was ecstatic as I watched my book soar up the bestseller list, but as with almost all good things in life they have
Read more →When I decided to get serious about my writing career, I dreamed of spending hours in a room in my house, surrounded by leather furniture, dark wood floors, plants, and the occasional bottle of whiskey wine, typing away at my computer in solitude. The dream continued with
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