A couple months ago, I was reading something (you know how that is—whatever that was) and the article recommended...
Writing Articles
Kickstarter: Cash Envelopes Theme: Author
As I reflect on where Dearly Beloved and I started our journey with the Cash Envelopes, I am very grateful for where...
Thoughts on a Kickstarter
Just to be legal, there are no affiliate links in this post! I have been following several Kickstarter campaigns this...
Horror Story to Love Story
"I ought to sue you! I can, you know!" Clarence Timmelsen screamed at the warden. He stiffened and shuddered. Tears of...
Thanks Tosca!
Ask and you shall receive! But it took me two weeks to drum up the nerve to ask her. I'm so glad I did. I tried to...
I Didn’t Quit!
I love 'I didn't quit' stories. As my son, Jeremy says, "Keep on pushing." When you have a gift, you have to do it....
Write? Any Day But Today!
I'm tired and cranky and all out of sorts. And I have fifty chapters left in what I think is my 18th pass of edits....
Pe-e-e-ek!
This is a peek at the book cover. I can't believe this is...
Scrivener Rocks!
I'm finishing (I hope!) edits on Released. Checking the thread of pipes. (Ask my sister or read the book! It...
To ISBN or Not ISBN? What’s a Girl To Do?
Writing. Editing. Revisioning. ISBNs. What? To ISBN or not to ISBN? Say that fast over and over all day, like I have...
Real Beginnings
Recently, I was asked to participate in an author panel at a local library. Me. I could get nervous if I let myself,...
Calendars, Scenes, and Sequences
My editor recommended setting up a timeline for the current fiction I'm editing. The story line was really messed up....


