Books & Writing

What a month it's been, and it's not over yet!  Bones and Roses, Book One of my Cypress Bay mystery series was released August 5th.  I'm encouraged by the early positive reviews on Amazon and Goodreads.  I didn't realize how nervous I was until I breathed a huge sigh of relief. … [Read more...] about How I Went From Loner to Being In the Popular Crowd: My Life in Guest Blogs

"I did it my way." The lyrics of the song made famous by Frank Sinatra seem tailor-made for me.  The story of my life. I go out on a limb, and good things happen...or the bough breaks and I land on my butt.  Either way, I'm seldom sorry I did it my way because even when I fall … [Read more...] about BONES AND ROSES: A new chapter in my life

You know that beach-read novel you can’t wait to dive into? Would it surprise you to learn the popular novels often billed as “escape reading” are an also escape for the authors who write them? Speaking for myself, I can’t think of a life crisis I’ve weathered without pulling … [Read more...] about The Nitty Gritty on Beach Reads

Follow my blog with Bloglovin When I hear the word "roll" I think Tootsie or log roll.  But when my darling and talented novelist friend Samantha Stroh Bailey, author of the wonderful FINDING LUCAS, tagged me to participate in a blog roll, I was happy to jump on that log....er, … [Read more...] about Blog Roll Here I Come!

Standing in line at the post office to mail the books to my book giveaway contest winners, I reflected on contests I've entered throughout my life and that, with two exceptions, I hadn't won. I still buy the occasional Mega-Millions lottery ticket, but doubt I'll get rich from … [Read more...] about Win Some, Lose Some