On Saturday I was blessed to speak at Maumee Valley Romance Authors, Inc. My presentation was on how to create a production plan. I came up with these steps through trial and error last year. Since implementing my plan, I've blown away my personal deadlines, and for the first time I'm successfully…
I've been looking ahead to the new year, and I'm excited. 2016 will mark my 9th year of blogging! Can you believe it? Nine years! Wow! I still really enjoy blogging, and I'll be continuing my twice a week schedule in 2016. Wednesday will be writing-related. Expect writing…
It's Friday! Yay! And it's December. I love it! So it's a busy month. You know it. I know it. We have to grab hold of the bitty moments when we can. Are you stressed? Go buy that decadent coffee, sit at a table, inhale the aroma and rest for…
I try to live a healthy lifestyle. I want to eat clean and be fit, really I do! However, I fall far short of my health goals far too often. I'm embarrassed to admit this but...there are days I don't eat a single vegetable or fruit. I know!! It's ridiculous. Sure,…
This is going to be one of those posts that starts with, "When I was growing up..." so you've been warned! Anyway, when I was growing up, Halloween was a festive day, but it was much lower on the excitement scale than say, Christmas or Easter. We didn't have parties.…
Howdy! Only a few days left of October, and the Craftie Ladies of Romance are writing a serial romantic suspense to celebrate Halloween. The story, Return to Autumn House (first post is linked), started last Monday, October 19 with Lenora Worth kicking it off. Each day a new author continues the…
It's Monday, and I'm not much of a Monday person, but today I am! I'm so excited to announce I just signed a two-book deal with Love Inspired for my fourth and fifth Lake Endwell books! Yay!!! Yuletide Redemption, Sam Sheffield's story, is a Christmas book and will most likely…
My intentions were good--a little TOO good. I had a plan for this week. Since I'm on the tail end of a few big projects, I had to bring my A game if I wanted to meet my goals. Trust me. I wanted to meet those goals. Unfortunately, my A…
Today is the final day of September. Until now the weather has been mild. My kids routinely wear shorts. But tomorrow? The seasons change for real. Friday's forecast calls for a high of 59 degrees. Saturday's? 54. Really? What is it about October? It's as if a switch…
I recently revised a proposal. This particular proposal had already been sent to a valued member of my writing team, who suggested I change a few plot details. I did, and then another person requested a different set of revisions. No problem! Sure, I get nervous waiting for feedback on…