I’m thrilled to share with you the latest Sweet Dreams event. I’m so fortunate to be part of a wonderful life group whose women love adventure and getting together. While I’ve not been brave enough to go to the Liver Lovers Luncheon they have each spring, I have loved the Christmas home tours and other outings they’ve had. Since many …
Ramblings on the Writing Life
Once upon a time, I dreamed of writing a book. I’d read thousands of them, surely I could write one. My first attempt was rather feeble. The most that can be said for it was that I finished, and an editor said I had an engaging voice. It wasn’t published, but the bug had bitten and writing became an all-consuming …
Smoothie Power via Weight Watchers
Three months ago I took the plunge and joined Weight Watchers. Unlike other times when I’ve tried weight loss programs, this time it wasn’t just about the extra weight that has plagued me most of my life. This time it was about staying healthy (I’m fortunate there that nothing major has assailed me!) and living every minute of my life …
Two Opportunities
This week, while I’m splashing in the hot tub with grandkids for fall break and enjoying the first crisp days of autumn, I’m thinking of you. Promise. To show it, I have a treat for you. This month is the 5th Anniversary of the Seekerville Blog – a group of women I adore as writers . . . and as …
On the road again . . .
Tomorrow I’m heading south across the Red River!!! It’s that time of year – the annual ACFW conference – held this year at a Dallas hotel smack dab in the middle of DFW. There I’ll meet up with 700 like-minded people to talk writing, marketing, who sold what to whom, and who just got a new agent. I’ll …
This and That
Sometimes I think I can’t keep up with another thing – Social media, book club info, book review sites. When does “writing time” occur? Sadly, not nearly as much as I’d like. Sometimes, though, writing gets bumped to the front burner. Which is where I am this week. I got edits for Sweet Dreams (coming in 2013 and you are …
>STARDUST ~ Coming in May, 2012
> Thrilled to share with you at last ~ my next novel, coming in May, 2012. STARDUST: A Novel Shortly after burying her unfaithful husband, Georgia Peyton unexpectedly inherits the derelict Stardust motel from a distant relative. Despite doubts from the community and the aunt who raised her, she is determined to breathe new life into it. But the guests …
>Where I’m From
> “Where I’m From” I am from endless sky, long hot summers, Rainbow bread and rabbit-eared television. From Nehi orange and cinnamon rolls hot from the oven. I am from a cracker box house, gray-shingled, single bathroom, and three sisters giggling as the breeze riffles the bedroom curtains. From prairie grass bent in the wind, horny toads, and rainbows after …
>It’s All Good
>Hello, lovely readers! I’ve been a little incog lately. Life has snowballed on me in the last few months. I wish I could blame it on something other than:a) lack of organizationb) wasting too much timec) overcommitmentd) lazinesse) being easily distractedf) bad weather It’s actually a combination of all those things. I’m not a multi-tasker and yet it may be …
>Old Friends and New: Book Signings Part Two
> I went through all twelve grades with Angie Last weekend, I returned to another of the “home fires” – the town where my parents grew up and where my sister and dad still live. Although the times I’ve actually lived there have been short, it’s where I come home to – where many of my relatives lived and died. …
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