I have so many things to be thankful for in 2013, including discovering this cornucopia photo on Wikimedia Commons. I find old advertisements like this, described as a “propaganda poster to get immigrants to move to California” (circa 1876), fascinating. Did you note how California is “a climate for health Read more…
I was a reader of romances long before I started writing them. I remember plowing through the stacks of Harlequin and Silhouette books Mom would bring home from the library, secured with a rubber band. (Apparently, the library thought bundles were more appealing.) My couch potato self spent many a Read more…
The Call, when it finally came, didn’t happen the way I expected it to. Does anyone’s? Rather than arriving with the ring of my phone, my call happened on the click of a mouse. I was sitting at my desk at work Tuesday night, killing time while I waited for Read more…
Cyberspace is a funny place — both funny in the “ha-ha” sense and just plain strange. How do I know? Take a look at some of the search terms people have used recently to get to my blog: only fear (the mindhunters). Okay, that one’s not so strange. “Only Fear” Read more…
Earlier this month, my awesome CP Jennifer Faye tagged me for a Sunshine Award. The fact that I’m just now getting around to sharing it is all on me, not Jenn. The Sunshine Award is a lovely sunny flower that bloggers give to other “bloggers who positively and creatively inspire others in Read more…
The Boston Marathon bombing was a horrendous tragedy, and plenty of folks more eloquent than I am have expressed their thoughts much better than I ever could. Why’s that? I write romantic comedy. I don’t do well with dark moments, tears and a heavy heart. My whole family’s like that. Read more…
… Not writing it, thank goodness. Although I love watching “Dateline” and other true-crime shows on Investigation Discovery (“Deadly Women,” anyone?), I don’t think I have the chops to write RS. Keeping that thread of danger running throughout isn’t for me. However, I can enjoy reading romantic suspense, when I’m Read more…
Since RWA Nationals ended, much talk has been going on amongst my Starcatcher Sisters about fear … of submission, rejection, inadequacy — you name it and we’ve probably felt it. Aislinn, who recently sold not one but two books, wrote an excellent post on writers’ fears just the other day. Read more…
It’s that time again: Time for our NARWA meeting. I’ll be up early Saturday to head to Prescott to catch up with my fellow writers and recharge my creativity. Our guest speaker is Jennifer Ashley. She spoke to our group a while back, and was very inspiring. Can’t wait to Read more…
I can’t say this weekend has been perfect, but it’s close. Even though I was busy with the day job, I had a chance to get inspired again. Last week was an “off week” for writing. I just wasn’t feeling it — not writing new words or editing already written Read more…