Happy New Year! Today is the release date for Pretty Girls Dancing. I know, you’ve heard that before! But last month’s release was part of Amazon’s First Reads program. Only members of Prime or Kindle Unlimited were able to get copies of it. If you missed yours, it is available today! Pre-orders are also released…
Wishing you and yours a wonderful holiday season!
Everyone, it seems, has advice for writers. Writing blogs and workshops are filled with it. Books are written about it. Writing groups trade tips and ‘rules’ about every aspect of the process. It’s particularly telling that these pearls of wisdom invariably come from other writers. I can’t think of a single editor who ever…
I love almost everything about Christmas, especially the decorating. There’s something quite lovely about my house outfitted in the festive decor of the season. Unwrapping my holiday decorations each year is like saying hello to old friends. (Except for the stuff I don’t want anymore…then it’s a final goodbye!) I especially love draping my home…
It was hard to keep the news secret for months 🙂 but now I’m free to shout it from the rooftops: Pretty Girls Dancing, my January 2018 release was chosen to be an Amazon First Reads book (formerly known as Kindle First.) That means it released December 1, and is available to be downloaded…
I’m deep into a new book, which is due in March and releases Jan. 2019. It’s the start of a new series, starring U.S. Marshal Cady Maddix and it takes place in the Asheville, NC area. Right now I’m still learning the characters; who are they? What experiences have shaped them? What secrets do they…
Thanksgiving has always been one of my favorite holidays. I grew up going to my grandma’s house for Thanksgiving. We had a large extended family and it was a time to see my cousins, play and eat non-stop. Now I have grandchildren of my own heading to my house for the holiday. The best part…
I’m not going to lie, I love birthdays and Christmas. What’s not to love about presents? But these days, the best present of all is spending my special day with family. And that’s exactly what we did this weekend. We’re fortunate that all our kids live in the same city a couple hours away. And…
Writing can consume big chunks of my life, especially at deadline time. I spend the major portion of each day writing or engaged in writing-related activities that can suck up way too much of a my time. But as rewarding as that time may be, it’s the time I spend on non-writing activities that are…
I’ll admit it–I’m a Halloween junkie. I love everything about the holiday. Holiday decorations take up an entire side of our attic, and my Halloween decor is impressive. I think part of it comes from my love for fall. Or maybe it began with my love of candy 🙂 But it’s always been one of…
