“The Voice That Whispers, and the Strength to Silence It”
I have an upcoming speech that I’m currently writing and will be giving this coming Saturday at my Toastmasters club. I’ve been thinking about this topic for a while, but because I was working on my novel, I kept putting it off. Now I’m ready to move forward with this speech. What is the topic, […]
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 […]
Organized Chaos: Momentum in the Making
Before It Begins – Again😎 Happy Sunday! Today is kind of a down day for me. On Friday, I actually sent an email and an NDA for upcoming projects, along with three chapters of Dangerous Desires, to a publishing company (fingers crossed). I would love to have an agent and publisher for all of my […]
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 […]
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 […]
🌙 “Almost Back from the Editing Abyss: Lessons, Laughs, and Late-Night Rewrites.”
Hello and Happy Sunday! I’m Back! Well – Kind of.🙃 If you follow me, you may have wondered what happened to me since I technically missed three blog postings. I realize I should probably start with an apology for going radio silent these past week. Between editing, rewrites, and life’s curveballs, time completely got away […]
🧳 Traveling with Kindness
Happy Sunday! This will be a short post today as I’m still in the deep throes of editing and rewriting. My editor needs everything finished and returned by Wednesday (love saying “my editor”). Anyhow, I’ve got a lot of work to do in a very short amount of time. Today I wanted to talk about […]
Time, Family, and Gentle Reminders (Plus a Few Updates)
Hello and Happy Sunday! I’m still in Texas visiting my sister and her family. Quality time feels more precious than ever these days. As I watch my niece shoot up like a vine climbing the side of a house, I’m reminded of how quickly time passes. I’m 5’3” and she’s already up to my nose. […]
Never Too Old to Hit Reset: From “Holy Crap” to Healthy
Happy Sunday! Well, I did it—I officially started a TikTok account! It’s been interesting so far. I’ve only posted a few pictures, a text link to my website, and (believe it or not) a quick disclaimer that I’m not looking for dates. That part made me laugh, but we won’t dive into that right now. […]