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 […]
Cover Reveal and Coming Soon!
So, this isn’t the first time I’ve talked about covers here on the Inspy blog. A few years ago (which feels like forever) I talked about The Cowboy’s Twins and how they had to mirror image the hero Jax so his scar wasn’t showing, which in turn made the babies he was holding look odd […]
The Twelve Dogs of Christmas
Why am I talking about Christmas in the middle of August? I need your help. I’m writing a book, which takes place between Thanksgiving and New Years, and that includes Christmas. The hero and heroine are working together to give away twelve dogs to deserving children. The dog giveaway is part of a documentary commissioned […]
A Fresh New Look
Styles change over time. I remember when I was a little girl I had a white brocade cotton dress trimmed in yellow. I loved it. I wore it to church almost every Sunday. But soon I wanted to wear it on other days too. I imagine I pulled it out of my closet every school […]
Did I Say That Correctly?
This blog post was inspired by my husband. He was reading a library book, and some wannabe editor had written a correction to something in the book. What was that correction? This person changed “another thing coming” to “another think coming.” I have always said, “another thing coming.” There is some controversy concerning the correct […]
Cover Reveal! Love to Believe In
It’s a new year, my husband and I have moved back to our hometown and are getting settled into our new house, and I’ve got a new book on pre-order. I have shared this cover a bit on social media, but this is the first time I’ve shared it here, and I wanted to be […]
Just Because by Merrillee Whren
Have you ever used this phrase as an answer when someone asked you why you did something? Did you give this answer because you weren’t sure why or just because? Today you’re in good company because it’s Just Because Day. So how do you celebrate? Maybe you could have cake and ice cream for breakfast […]
Matchmaking Moms Approach the Starting Gate!
Back in my December InspyRomance post I described a whole new approach for writing and releasing my new series. Instead of writing a book and releasing it, I’d write the entire series (or close to it) and then use a Rapid Release approach. Starting with my birthday June 7, I’ll be releasing one book on […]
Cover Reveal and Bad Boy Trope
I’m so excited to do my first cover reveal on Inspy Romance! The cover’s not been a secret because it’s on my bookmarks for the series, but I’ve not done anything at all to promote it. Here is the cover to my upcoming release of Alexandra’s Appeal, Book 3 in the Dixon Brothers series: The […]
It’s Complicated… (interesting characters usually are) + cover reveal
If you’ve been on social media at any point in the last decade, you’ve probably noticed at least one of your “friends” with the relationship status It’s Complicated. The phrase has filtered its way into our culture in all sorts of ways—movie titles, song lyrics, book themes, mindsets. It’s complicated isn’t always a response we’d […]