When the Cold Creeps In, Are We Ready?🥶
The thermostat shows 43 degrees. My hands, toes, and the rest of my body say it’s a lot colder—more like 20-ish degrees. I’m hearing reports of big storms—ice and snow. Unsure if they will come separately or together. Are we ready? I think we are good for a few days. I think…🤔 But are we […]
What a Week: From Fender Benders to Family Time 🥰
What a Week! It’s not that it was an awful week or a wonderful week, but it definitely got away from me. As I wrote last Wednesday, I was getting ready for our trip to Texas to visit my sister and her family. Thursday was a mad dash to finish up before our flight. Once […]
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 […]
🧳 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 […]
Scottish Spirit, Smoky Mountain Smiles, and Tender Moments With A Fur-Baby
Hello and Happy Almost Thursday! I completely lost track of time today and almost missed writing to you. I woke up sore from my time at the gym yesterday. First time in years—and I definitely felt it this morning. The day started with taking one of my fur-babies, Tex, to the vet. He hasn’t been […]
From Research Trip to Story Inspiration: My Visit to the Dismal Swamp 🐸
This past week, I had the chance to explore the Dismal Swamp, and let me tell you—it was absolutely fascinating. Part of my reason for going was to begin focusing on my Dating Die-Sasters characters, and I came back with more inspiration than I expected. I also came back with a ton of photos, pamphlets, […]
Travel, Inspiration, and the Stories Yet to Come 🧳 📚
Hello and Happy Wednesday! I returned home from my trip yesterday evening, and while I’m glad to be back, I wish I had a few more days in each location. Philadelphia – A City of History and Hustle Philly was fascinating! Its history is rich and beautiful, but I’ll admit—I didn’t explore as much as […]
Overpacked but Inspired: A Writer’s Travel Diary 🧳
How a road trip turned into a crash course in minimalism (and creativity!) I hope everyone is having a fabulous weekend! I’m currently tucked away in the quiet area of the hotel lobby, working on Dating Die-Sasters, socializing, writing this post, and waiting for my friend to return from the conference. Today is the last […]
Birthday Missteps and Beautiful Mountains
Hello from Philadelphia! We made it! Yesterday morning at 6:30 a.m., we hit the road and stopped overnight in Harrisonburg, VA. This morning around 10-ish, we set off again and finally rolled into Philadelphia by early evening. Yesterday also happened to be my birthday, and my friend Mary took me out to one of my […]
Swamps, Gargoyles, and a Road to Inspiration🚙
From Philadelphia to the Dismal Swamp—follow my writer’s road trip full of research, adventure, and inspiration. As you may have guessed – I have a trip coming up, and I’m beyond excited! At the end of the month, I’ll be heading to Philadelphia for the Toastmasters International Conference. A good friend from my Toastmasters club […]