Pop quiz! What do these items have in common: Apple pie Skunk Lemon Campfire Lilacs Rotting garbage Answer: They all have strong smells. And at least some of those smells probably call up strong memories in your mind. I feel like our sense of smell is one of our most under-appreciated senses. But it’s also […]
Starting a New Series
It’s always fun to start a new series. Especially when it comes to figuring out where the stories will happen. I’ve set books in Romance and Rose Bud, Arkansas, along with Aubrey, Fort Worth, and Bandera Texas. In my rodeo series set in Aubrey and Fort Worth, my characters had family connections in tiny Medina […]
Battling Settings Unknown
This probably breaks some code of authors that I’m unaware to even tell you this but…. Confession: I’ve never been to the Bahamas or any tropical island Another Confession: I’m currently finishing up writing a book that is set–you guessed it–in the Bahamas. This is the first time I’ve written a book set in a […]
Oh, the Places You’ll Go + #Giveaway!
How was your summer? I confess, I love structure so typically by the end of July, I’m looking at the calendar wondering when school starts. This year is different. I finished ENGAGED and decided to take time to enjoy life apart from the laptop. I didn’t even take it when we traveled to Wisconsin to […]