How many hours a week do you work? This is a question I'm asked often. I don't mind. I'm curious about people's jobs, too! The person always seems surprised when I tell them I work roughly fifty hours a week. The only conclusion I can come to, based on the…
Guess what? My new book is in stores! Woohoo! Wyoming Christmas Quadruplets is the third book in the Wyoming Cowboy series. It features cowboy Marshall Graham as he helps Ainsley Draper--a very, attractive baby nurse--take care of infant quadruplets. Look at that cover! Aaah! Believe it or not, the story…
Four more months--just four more months until 2019. Sobering, isn't it? I'm excited, though. It gives me plenty of time to work on new projects. All the fun holidays are coming up, too, so I'll be motivated to finish projects early. Now that my fall schedule is in place, I'll…
*Please stop back at 2pm EST to enter the giveaway!* It's giveaway time again! Yay!! I hope you had a lovely summer. Mine was busy writing! Nothing wrong with that. And I'm very excited for my upcoming release--Wyoming Christmas Quadruplets! This is book three in the Wyoming Cowboys series and follows…
It's that time again! It's been a busy summer, and I haven't been blogging much, but I LOVE seeing your goals! You all motivate me. I'll review my plan for last month, share how I did, then state my new goals! Please share yours in the comments. Jill's July 2018…
I hope you had a fun-filled first week of July! It's time to share our goals. I'll start it off by reviewing what my June goals were, how I did, and what I'm aiming for in July. Jill’s June 2018 Goals: Finish plotting three books and write short synopses for…
It's been a tad busy here with summer baseball still going strong and a few deadlines I'm hurtling toward, so I'm keeping this short. Last Saturday at writer's group, we discussed various three-act plotting beat sheets. I thought you might enjoy them, too. Michael Hauge has a fantastic Structure Chart…
I was at the library last week--shocking, I know--and came across a delightful book in the new nonfiction section. Wonderbook: The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction by Jeff Vandermeer has an engaging, whimsical cover, and I had to pick it up. With stunning graphics, author essays, and entertaining chapter subheadings, Wonderbook was…
June!! This year is flying by. It's time to check our progress and post new goals. Who's with me? First, I'll update you on how I did in May. Jill’s May 2018 Goals: Finish drafting the fourth Wyoming Cowboys book. Finalize all promo for Reunited with the Bull Rider. This means…
Whoop! Whoop! And Yeehaw!! My new book, Reunited with the Bull Rider is in stores now! Believe it or not, the original idea that sparked this book was really lame. I knew the characters were exes brought together in Sweet Dreams, but I had no idea why! Unfortunately, the first brainstorming sessions…