Later this summer we are heading to Gettysburg, PA. I visited Gettysburg when I was around 12 and had no intention of returning – ever. However, when my husband and I were looking for a place to go on vacation Pennsylvania for some reason came to my mind and I started...
My office is featured over at Lisa Renee Jones’ blog today. I have to say you can tell a lot about me by looking at my wall and that isn’t really a coincidence. When I was young I read a book where a girl made a collage over her bed that was formed in a spiral. Each...
My friends Kathy Steffen and Jenna Reynolds went with my a few weeks ago for my presentation Characters Beyond GMC at the Wausau area WisRWA meeting. We had a great time!
You probably don't know it, but a dump is a great thing if you are an author. It means you got one of those special little cardboard display things just for you in some store (hopefully many stores). Well, guess what? Harlequin did one for the two Nocturne anthologies...
Hi, all! I'm checking in from the Novelist Inc. conference in St. Louis. The actual conference starts today, but yesterday was dedicated to Forensics. It was chock full of some great information. I think my favorite was listening to the FBI agent and Franklin County...
Anyone else feel like they are chasing life down the street? That it's moving ahead of you a bit more every day? I didn't used to feel this way. I think it's the kids...who knew they came with such increased chaos? Anyway, this week I could maybe should be at the RWA...
I did a panel a few months back about animals in fiction...or something like that. It was a surprisingly full room with surprisingly lively interaction between panel and attendees. But then again, maybe it wasn't surprising. We humans as a rule are quite geeky about...
Over the past five or so years I've found myself saying this...anyone else? I feel all dirty and cliche when I do, but seriously, it is darn funny how we (humans) can find something to complain about no matter how NOT bad things are. So, when my kids whine "I'm hot."...
I grew up in southern Missouri and Decoration Day was one of my favorite holidays. Never heard of it? Maybe you call it Memorial Day. Technically today at least, Decoration Day might not be held ON Memorial Day, but it's right around there and the sentiment is the...
