I never Tweet. Mostly because I don’t understand Twitter. I haven’t read my Dummies for Twitter book even though I’ve had it for a year. Besides, who has the time? Between writing fiction, song lyrics, the occasional poem, keeping up with e-mail, working a day job, life in general, and…
I grew up in a household without a lot of money or luxury and learned early on to feed my reading addiction through the public library. I have a Kindle and occasionally I purchase books in digital format (usually when I have a gift certificate) but I still often seek…
Check out my guest blog (Am I Having Fun Yet?) on author Tina Donahue’s web site here: http://www.tinadonahue.com/blog/ My story, “Katy’s Place” appears in the Novelists, Inc. anthology entitled I NEVER THOUGHT I’D SEE YOU AGAIN, now on sale in print and digital formats. Buy links are here: http://www.thestoryplant.com/i-never-thought-i-d-see-you-again.html Tomorrow…
Did I miss June? There must have been nothing newsworthy to report. My Guilt Trip took up the first week in June. You can read my four-part series about that by simply looking at my previous blog posts. Upon my return home, I work work work the day job. No…
In lieu of a May newsletter, below is an excerpt (Trey and Baylee’s first meeting) from THE FIRST TIME AGAIN, the third book in The Braddock Brotherhood series from Samhain Publishing. The ebook release date is May 7, 2013. For you series readers who feel you MUST read a series in order (it’s not necessary…
No, no, it can’t be April already, can it? The days zip by so fast I am constantly checking the calendar for the correct date. Writing news? Efforts for THE FIRST TIME AGAIN shift into marketing/publicizing. The local newspaper features local writers, at least a cover and publication information, so…
Time is flying by if it’s time for another “news” letter. Where did the first month of the year go? As I write this, it is January 22nd which is my mother’s 82nd birthday. I sent her a card and a Valentine cookie and some extra thick socks. I read…
An alter ego is a second self, believed to be distinct from a person’s normal or original personality. The term was coined in the early nineteenth century when dissociative identity disorder was first described by psychologists. A person with an alter ego is said to lead a double life. In…
Roadside Crosses by Jeffery Deaver. (Paperback) Took me a while to get into this, but when I did, I was in all the way. Lots of unexpected twists and turns. Haven’t read much straight suspense lately so it was a good pick. Forbidden Magic by Jo Beverley. (Trade paperback) Jo…
What if you had an addiction to a substance for which there was no rehab? What if you couldn’t tell anyone about your addiction? In Tee Rutledge I may have created the ideal fictional addict, but there are many correlations to real life addiction. First of all, she has no…
