The Wait is Almost Over!
Building a book is hard work…which is my excuse for lying low the past few days. Really, you’d probably think writing a book is hard work. Well, I have to say…that’s the fun part. Using your imagination…
It may be Summer but I’ll be going dark soon…
Well, not completely dark, but dusk-like, at least. The next few weeks my posts will be limited on content, not on schedule or completely absent all together. With a 5-day book event coming up this week and…
If I can’t QUIT my job, I don’t want to LOVE it either
How’s that for an opening? Do you wonder why I wouldn’t want to love my job? Until recently, I hadn’t realized that liking my job vs. loving it would even be an issue. There are many authors…
The Merry but Busy Month of May
Honestly, it’s only the second day of the month and I feel like I’m hitting it with full force. It’s just a crazy, busy time of year for me. But it’s a good kind of crazy… I’m…
A Special Book Club Meeting
I attended another book club meeting the other night and it was what will probably be one of my favorites for awhile. This particular book club has members who are housed in an assisted living facility so…
My Name up in Lights
Okay, not exactly up in lights…but up in the air anyway…on a reader board. Either way, it looks pretty cool to see my name up there. And who knows…maybe the board is lit up at night so…
Who made the Quarter-Finalist Cut?
If you read my initial post in January about my decision to enter the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Contest, you already know that this contest goes through various rounds. The first round, I was judged on what…
Proud to be an Indie Author
I am a writer. I am an author. I am a published author. Would it sound any less glamorous if I continued with the fact that I am an indie author who remained true to that independence…
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My Top Ten Posts of 2012
Tomorrow on December 31st, it will have been one year since I first began this Blog and opened myself up to family, friends and strangers about my passion to write. Hard to believe a whole year has…
The Calm after the Storm
Another Christmas has come and gone. Done is all the planning, preparing, decorating, shopping, baking, wrapping and making an attempt to be in too many places at once in order to spend the holiday with those you…