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…
I’m in the throes of NaNoWriMo…and way behind, so this blog post has to be quick. Friday was Day 21, and I just crossed the halfway mark (25K) Thursday. Needless to say, I don’t think I’ll make it to 50K Chalk up another one for “plotting rules, pantsing drools.” This Read more…
RWA14 was a blast—not that I doubted it would be. For me, it was a true road trip. Two of my chapter mates and I carpooled from Flagstaff to San Antonio (more on that soon). I caught up with friends old and new, and learned so much from the workshop Read more…
Complete strangers getting married the first time they meet? Sounds crazy, right? There’s no way it would happen in real life. Umm … think again. Turns out the premise of BLIND DATE BRIDE isn’t so far-fetched after all. It was just years ahead of its time. When I came up Read more…
I’m celebrating the release of BLIND DATE BRIDE with a Goodreads giveaway. Three print copies of the book are up for grabs. The giveaway ends July 10 and is open to readers in the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia. (Expanding my reach this time around …) Goodreads Book Read more…
I have a confession: I love reality TV. Well, not all reality TV. I’ve never watched a full episode of “Big Brother” or “The Amazing Race”—and I quit watching “Survivor” several years ago, about the time the networks decided to make me choose between it and “Grey’s Anatomy.” But before Read more…
You know what day it is, right? Saturday! That means it’s time for another entry in the My Sexy Saturday blog hop. The rules are simple: Post 7 paragraphs or 7 sentences or 7 words. The choice is yours. It can be from a WIP or something you already have Read more…
It’s Saturday again. You know what that means — My Sexy Saturday time. I totally forgot to take part last week … but I hope that’s the exception rather than the rule. The idea is simple: Post 7 paragraphs or 7 sentences or 7 words. The choice is yours. It Read more…
Anyone who likes my author page on Facebook has already seen the news … several times. I’ve also been showing everyone at the office — and the baristas at my regular Starbucks. Pretty much anyone I can get to look at my phone is seeing my beautiful new cover. To Read more…
About 12 years — and four computers — ago, I submitted a one-act play to my theater group, to be considered for their one-act festival. Not long after that, I moved to Arizona and started writing a book based on that play. That book is “Blind Date Bride,” to date Read more…