I love reading fiction. I love getting acquainted with believable characters. I look forward to stepping into their lives and daily routines each time I open up the book. I love falling in love with the hero right alongside the heroine and feeling that romantic rush. I love the heart pump that results from suspenseful […]
In an Inn by the Sea
Nearly ten years ago, I was considering my first series of inspy romance and an idea was born. Book 1 would feature Leslie, a fifty-something teacher facing an empty summer. Her husband had just filed divorce papers. The house that had been her family’s haven for fifteen years was going up on the market. Her […]
Let’s Hear it For the Boy (Or Girl!)
Any Footloose fans out there? Okay, this post isn’t going to be about the 1984 movie starring Kevin Bacon where he plays a big-city kid who moves to a small conservative town where dancing is prohibited by the town’s powerful preacher. Even though it is a classic, and I’ve not only seen the original movie, […]
Book Birthdays (and a #Giveaway)
When I have a book nearing completion, I have to take off my writer hat and put on my publisher hat. There’s a long list of publishing tasks to work on and decisions to make to take a book from manuscript all the way to released book. What kinds of things? Such as, the cover […]
Let’s Talk Newsletters! (and a Giveaway for you)
Being an avid reader means that most likely you have subscribed to more than your fair share of author newsletters. Am I right? If you had to guess, how many authors send their monthly (or weekly, or bi-weekly) epistles to your email Inbox? Myself, I’d guess about a dozen. Using that dozen authors as a […]
“The” Christmas Gift
I remember one particular Christmas when I was a kid. I was probably about eleven, and I was obsessed with a book called My Side of the Mountain. It was about a city kid who got disillusioned by the crowds and noise and he ran away to the wilderness. And he survived by learning how […]
Work That Muscle!
Music has always been a big part of my life, as a performer and a listener. I was your typical Band kid who played not just one instrument, but several. I also discovered I loved to sing. Most of my singing took place at church so I felt that I could use my voice to […]
One Big Apple Christmas
I love Christmas, I do. But am I crazy that I like it in its normal timing? There are some great celebrations that come BEFORE Christmas! Like, I dunno … Halloween? Or how about Thanksgiving? For a summer lover like myself, it’s difficult enough to entice myself to change the outdoor decorations from my summer […]
Besties in Fiction and Real Life (and a giveaway)
The summer I turned six years old, our family moved from Ohio to Illinois. On move-in day, I stood in the front yard, watching in a bit of a daze while the movers carried piece after piece of furniture off a huge truck and in through the front door of our new house. My older […]
Heartwarming Moments, Presented by the Olympics (and a giveaway)
We just finished the (delayed) 2020 summer Olympics in Tokyo. Are you a fan? I am. I love the summer games and the winter games equally. I have my favorite events, but let’s face it, what other time would I spend hours sitting in front of my TV watching obscure sports like beach volleyball? Synchronized […]
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