Letting Go

Events lately in my personal life have led me on a long trip down memory lane. A lot of stuff long ago forgotten has come to mind – some good, some not so good. And I’ve come to one conclusion – everybody has regrets. Things we wish we did differently. Tiny flutters from the wings [...]

Michael

Michael was a huge part of my high school years. He and I met auditioning for the musical Kismet back in -oh heck…85? Long damned time ago. A different lifetime. We had a pretty classic high school romance, I guess, but it didn’t feel typical. We had our ups and downs, but always came back [...]

What I Don’t Get…

I have missed the reality TV train. Not missed so much as never bought a ticket. I watched five minutes of Survivor once and thought to myself, “There’s five minutes I’ll never get back.”
Of course this comes from a girl who when I first saw a commercial for Teenaged Mutant Ninja Turtles I thought it [...]

Movie Night

Last night we sat around as a family and watched a couple movies. First we watched Journey to the Center of the Earth, then Made of Honor.
First off, Journey is amazing, not for plot so much but for the fact it held the attention of my hyperactive 11-year-old. At one point he said, “Somebody make [...]

Feeling My Age

Many of you here know that there a leeetle bitty age difference between my husband and me. The unfair thing is he has less gray hair than I do, and I’m starting to develop what are politely known as “laugh lines”. Not him. Must be all those hot dogs and processed sausage he ate when [...]

Recession Chic

Well, the Dow is down again today, but just a little. Still, it breaks the four-day gain. Darnit. So in this day and age, a lot of us are having to watch our Ps and Qs – and dollars and cents. Even us rich and famous writer types.
Okay – I couldn’t even type that with [...]

Home Again

Well, it’s been one heckuva week. And then some, actually, but it looks like life is calming down a little here. As much as it can with three kids, a full-time job and a writing career. I do apologize for my absence this week, and I’m sorry I’ve been so criptic about my whereabouts, but [...]

Whoa – How Cool is This?

A good friend of mine alerted me to the fact that Let’s Dish is on the front page at Fictionwise under New and Featured ebooks. And while it’s dropped in the rankings slightly, it’s been on the Bestsellers list over at My Bookstore and More since Friday. As my kids would say, excellent!
On a personal [...]

Haitus

Sorry, folks, but some unexpected bad news and a family-obligation-heavy week is forcing me to take some time off from the blog. But stay tuned, as the coming weeks will bring my personal version of Recession Chic, a new contest in April, and maybe even a bio/backstory of my latest heroine, Alex. So have a [...]

So Where Do You Read?

Yesterday I asked where you write. That leads to the logical follow-up – where do you read? The simple answer is everywhere. We read in the car while we’re waiting to pick up the kids, at the doctor’s office, in bed at night, in the tub while we soak. Most everyone who stumbles across this [...]