What I’m Working on Now
I follow the same process with my independent books that I followed with my traditionally-published books. So far, for my upcoming release . . . . I wrote the first…
Assorted & Sundry
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A Heart for Writers
For the past six years I’ve been mentoring writers, and I couldn’t be prouder of them. So many have signed with agents (yay!), are getting so close to being published…
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Writing Anywhere: One Perk of Being an Author
One of the (many) perks of being a writer is that you can work from anywhere. For the last few days, that means writing from an old-fashioned “mom and pop”…
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A Week to Remember (and a Giveaway)
[THIS GIVEAWAY HAS ENDED: THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WONDERFUL COMMENTS! I don’t answer individually on drawing days, but I read every one. Special thanks to those who commented on…
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If at first you don’t succeed. . .
Last year, my daughter brought me this lovely puzzle from her visit to Monet’s house and gardens. I love puzzles, and while I could tell from the picture it would…
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Writing for an Audience of One
“Would you write this book if you knew you were writing it only for me?” That’s the question I heard—twice—back in 2002 at the outset of my writing journey. I’d…
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How to Avoid Books Written by AI
I really appreciate AI for some things! For example, search engines are phenomenally helpful these days. However, since “generative AI” writing tools like ChatGPT and Claude became available, the number…
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Time Away
Dear friends, I’ve remained active on this blog, so maybe most of you haven’t noticed, but I took a long hiatus from social media. At first, it wasn’t intentional. I…
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The Blessing of Daughters
For the last few years since we moved to Missouri, my daughters, Tobi and Tavia, have given me the gift of their time with a day of antique-ing and a…
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Join the Posse Party
Every year during the first week of August I host a big bookish bash in my Facebook group – The Posse. It’s hard for me to believe, but this week…
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Tour Highlight: Returning to Painswick
One of the highlights of the recent group tour I hosted in June was returning to Painswick in Gloucestershire, England with a wonderful group of American, Canadian, and Dutch (Netherlands)…
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A Tale of Two Lawn Chairs
[Today I’m sharing a post that was first published here five years ago. The two lawn chairs of the title are probably nearing 90-100 years old, but they are still…