So last night I’m upstairs working on edits and my husband is putting the wee monster to sleep when I hear the alarm on the front door go off and then nothing. I rush down and the door is standing … Read More »

Is here for those interested. I’m always fascinated by lists of great novels and people’s reaction to them.

I agree with a lot of the list

1984 and Animal Farm – yes, brilliant, insightful, subtle and intelligent. I love … Read More »

Censorship is wrong. (and I don’t refer to official censorship by the government but media censorship) Period. Please explain to me how they can show movie trailers like Saw III where people are tortured and hanging from hooks and they … Read More »

Woot!

I finished my second round edits on Taking Chase and got those back and now I’ll get to Threat of Darkness which I hope to make a huge dent in this weekend to push through and finish the middle.… Read More »

The cake was really good if I do say so myself.

I’m going to be a featured author next month at TRS Blue – yay! I tell you, this was all unimaginable to me two years ago (okay, not the … Read More »

I had a long post but it got eaten. This does not make me happy.

However, I did get the first review for Tri Mates, which does make me happy indeed. Melissa at Joyfully Reviewed makes it an October Recommended … Read More »

It’s that day again over at my messageboard. I’ve put up a few excerpts this morning.

It’s a pretty day, rain squalls early and now the sun is out and it’s windy. It’s release day at Samhain. There’s a … Read More »

Man is this fall moving fast. It’s already nearly Halloween and then my oldest son turns 9 shortly thereafter. And then Thanksgiving and Christmas and New Year and then I’ll mess up the dates on everything for three months.

Let’s … Read More »

Reviews are always a roll of the dice and I admit I’ve been very lucky that I’ve only had a few bad ones, but RT reviews always have me holding my breath. Today I’m doing the review dance of joy … Read More »

I’m trying to understand people’s hostility toward something they don’t ever have to look at, see, visit or read. For instance, at one of the boards I frequent, there are several posters violently, even nastily proclaiming author blogs to be … Read More »