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…
We recently took a lovely vacation full of sunshine and relaxation. I came home with a pocket of anxiety about the upcoming school year, though. August is notorious for being full of things I generally don't enjoy such as school registration, back-to-school shopping, daily sports' practices, dentist appointments, parent meetings and…
Welcome to another edition of Writer's Life, my interview series with authors of sweet or inspirational romance. Today I have the pleasure of introducing Mary Ellis. I met Mary several years ago at a book signing in Toledo, Ohio. She and Jody Hedlund signed their latest releases, and it was…
Welcome to another edition of Writer's Life, my interview series with authors of sweet or inspirational romance novels. I'm thrilled to have Danica Favorite today! Danica and I met years ago at an RWA conference in Washington D.C. I knew her from the Harlequin forums, so I was especially happy…
Welcome to another edition of Writer's Life, my interview series with authors of sweet or inspirational romance novels. Today I'm blessed to have Lyn Cote on the blog! Lyn is an award-winning, multi-published author of contemporary and historical romance, and she's also a generous writer who has helped many new authors…