We were both newly published at the time. I was in my thirties, and she was in her forties, both with writing experience. We’d both arrived at the bookstore around the same time, pens at the ready, eager to sign the copies of our novels that were hot off the press and in … [Read more...] about “G” is for Great
I’LL LET YOU IN ON A LITTLE SECRET
Do you like to bake? If you don’t but would like to and feel intimidated by baking, I’ll let you in on a little secret: you don’t have to be an amazing baker to gain a reputation for being one. You just have to know how to bake one or two things besides chocolate-chip cookies … [Read more...] about I’LL LET YOU IN ON A LITTLE SECRET
Short & Sweet
I’m poking my head from my writing cave. It’s five in the morning here in California as I write this, and I’ve been toiling away for weeks on the final, copyedited draft of my manuscript. The bad news is I won’t be celebrating Christmas this year with my darling hubby; he’s not … [Read more...] about Short & Sweet
FALLING BACK, LOOKING FORWARD
It’s light outside as I write this. It seems strange after weeks of doing my early-morning writing by the light of my desk lamp while it was dark out. Like maybe I overslept when in fact the opposite is true. I turned my clocks back last night—even the one on my microwave—but my … [Read more...] about FALLING BACK, LOOKING FORWARD
I’M STILL HERE
Poking my head from my writing cave to say hey, and let you know what’s been happening. You haven’t heard from me in a while because I had two crazy deadlines to meet on the rewrites for my new book that’s coming out in the Spring of 2024. The Third Pass looms on the horizon, and … [Read more...] about I’M STILL HERE