I was flattered at the Poisoned Pen this week. Kristan Higgins is one of my favorite romantic comedy writers, so when I heard she’d be at The Poisoned Pen in Scottsdale on a tour for her latest book, On Second Thought, I requested a day off from work so I could Read more…
And good riddance to 2016. It was a hell of a year, claiming, among other greats, Prince, David Bowie and George Michael — so many of my fave ’80s artists. Then Carrie Fisher died, and—a day later—Debbie Reynolds joined her. Every time I turned around, someone else had dropped. There Read more…
With the addition of Carrie Fisher, and her mother, Debbie Reynolds, to the list of celebrity deaths in its waning days, 2016 has thrown many of us for a loop. I can’t help but wonder if this is the way it’ll be from now on … more of my favorite stars, singers Read more…
Longtime readers of this or any of my other blogs (Adventures in Weight Loss, Cooking and Life, Chicklets in the Kitchen) are likely to know one thing about me: I often don’t feel as if I have time to cook. So when Michelle Weinstein of FITzee Foods reached out to Read more…
It’s that time of year again: Time to find the perfect gift for the writer in your life. I’m one of those writers that’s easy to shop for: A nice, fat Starbucks gift card will keep me in lattes and pastries for months. Anything that enables my Starbucks habit is good Read more…
It’s a big release week around here. I re-released SLIDING INTO HOME—and along with it, BARING IT ALL. BARING is a free short story giving a glimpse into the secret life of Jenn’s twin sister, Jess (the exotic dancer). Sliding into Home Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Kobo | Read more…
Talk about manic weeks… When I’m not at work, I’ll be running around getting ready for the first-ever Payson Book Festival. The festival is Saturday, July 25, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Gila Community College, 201 N. Mud Springs Road, Payson, Arizona. All kinds of authors will be there. I’m Read more…
So much for those regular “Manic Monday” posts. Ah well — you live and learn, right? What on earth have I been up to since my last update? A whole lot of writing, with a little bit of fun tossed in here and there. You might have read last week’s Read more…
Welcome to the My Sexy Saturday blog hop. Can you believe this is Week 99? I haven’t participated every week, but it’s still nice to be nearing such an impressive milestone. From the blog: This week’s theme is Keeping It Sexy and we’re thinking about all the wonderful things that Read more…
Reviews are a funny thing. When you’re waiting to be published, published author friends warn you not to read them. With good reason, I’ve realized. A negative review has the power to make you doubt everything. When you encounter criticism, you can start to question your ability to string words into Read more…