The Contest Pitch Results
If you read my post from last month, you know I entered my book, No Mother of Mine, in a yearly contest held by Amazon. The contest goes through several tiers in the elimination process and your…
An Author’s First
There are many firsts when it comes to being an author, with many unchartered mountains to climb and conquer: · Completing your first book · Publishing your first book · Holding your finished book in your hands…
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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…
When Writing feels Right
I realized I’ve been quiet regarding the status of book #2 in the Jorja Matthews Mystery Series. I will say I’m having a lot of fun writing the second book and while I have tentatively named it,…
The Half-Way Point
I am just about half way through the NaNoWriMo challenge and while I worried and fretted some before the challenge even began, I should have known better. I am much too competitive and when I set my…
From the Bottom of my Heart
My first published book, No Mother of Mine, has been available as an eBook and in paperback for a few months now. While I enjoyed writing the book and I’ve enjoyed reading it myself throughout the process…
Book Signing Event…Check!
My very first book signing for No Mother of Mine was yesterday. If anyone who reads my blog posts can read between the lines…I’m sure they’d be able to tell I was a mess of worrisome thoughts…
Small Town Characters
Whether you live in a small town or a very large city, there’s no doubt you will run into a number of characters on any given day. But when it comes to small towns, the same characters…