Rest, Frustration, and a Much-Needed Booty Kick!
Today has been a day of procrastination. Yesterday, I had a cortisone injection in my neck to hopefully help with a pinched nerve and ease some of the pain and discomfort I’ve been dealing with in several areas of my body. They told me to rest… and I did. Honestly, I kind of still am. […]
Midweek Musings: Stepping Out of the Comfort Zone. 📦
Happy Mid-Week, Everyone! As I sit here writing this post, remembering last year and thinking about everything that is still to come in the new year, I find myself feeling a little overwhelmed. I have new opportunities and decisions to make over the next few days alone, let alone throughout the year. One thing I’m […]
Villains Ready. Murder Planned. Characters… Missing in Action.
Stuck at the Prologue Door (Because My Characters Locked It)🔐 It’s like a Great Prologue Standoff! Because my characters are TRYING to take a holiday break! I’ve been trying to write the prologue for Dating Die-Sasters for the last week, and I’m stuck. I know what I want to write — I have the full […]
A Little Late but Plenty Ahead
Catching up on blogs, chasing new ideas, and sharing what’s next. Well… as you can tell, I missed posting yesterday.I haven’t even written my speech for Saturday. That’s not anything new — I’m bad about writing my speeches the night before. It’s not good to do, but I have done it several times. I’ve done […]
Late Posts and Early Bedtimes 😴
Happy Thursday! I know I’m a day late in writing and posting.Yesterday, my friend and I were on the road for the majority of the day, so I didn’t really get a chance to do much writing. Once we made it to the hotel, we were tired—I was actually that “slap-happy” kind of tired. There […]
Quiet Please—I’m Plotting Your Demise: How Real Life Brews Fictional Deaths!
“Because sometimes inspiration screams from the next table over.”Hello and happy midweek! I’ve been on a strange — and warped, as it may sound — morbid writing quest. I’m working on Dating Die-Sasters again and I’ve been rewriting some of my characters. I’ve started with some of the death scenes. Some of you may remember […]
Turning the Page: What’s Next on My Writing Journey
What’s Next! Dangerous Desires is officially out and available on Amazon (paperback and Kindle)! The Southern Festival of Books this past Sunday was okay, but I think the weather played a big part in keeping people away. One of the nearby booths even closed up hours early. Between the rain and the wind, it turned […]
Books, Friends, and a Festival Kind of Day
Exciting Times Hello Friends!Today is going to be one of those whirlwind days, so I’ll have to keep this brief.I’m getting ready to head out to the Southern Festival of Books in downtown Nashville — information and location to follow. My friend Mary will be joining me to help out. As some of you know, […]
Publishing Pains to Fulfillment: When Everything Goes Wrong but Turns Out Right
Time Flew Today!  I can’t believe it’s Wednesday — almost midnight already! So many things have happened since Sunday. First, my book finally went live yesterday on Amazon — both the eBook and paperback! Getting this one published was one of the most frustrating experiences I’ve ever dealt with. It felt almost like something, […]
My Weekend Recipe: Friends, Food, and a Dream Come True
Have you ever been somewhere you wished you could stay? Been with a group of people you’d love to have within driving distance so you could get together more often? Well, that was my weekend. It started on Thursday and, sadly, will end tomorrow morning at 10 a.m. when we check out of the Airbnb […]