Month: June 2011

Getting ready for Nationals

In four days, I’ll be leaving for New York City. Not only is this my first trip to NYC, it’ll be my first RWA National conference. Needless to say, I’m nervous — and seeing all the chatter online isn’t easing my jitters. In an attempt to stay sane while...

Story ADD

I have a confession to make: I have story ADD. Raise your hand if, like me, you have trouble concentrating on one story at a time. … If characters start talking to you, demanding you tell their story now — even when you’re in the middle of another one....

Do you believe in astrology?

I normally don’t pay much attention to my horoscope. Oh sure, I know my sign — Libra — and the signs of family. I even check my horoscope every Thursday, when I’m putting together the Sunday puzzle page for the newspaper. I’ll also read it if I stumble across...

Curious case of the cursed MS

As much as I love my RWA Golden Heart® finaling MS, “Beauty and the Ballplayer,” I’m beginning to think it’s cursed. Longtime readers of this blog will remember that I somehow lost the last 50 or so pages of B&B. It simply was gone from its Word document. Thank...

I’m famous?

Okay, not really famous … but my name is listed in the latest issue of RWA’s Romance Writers Report. That’s right. I got the issue that lists all the Golden Heart® and Rita® finalists. There I am, right at the top of the Contemporary Series list. (Note to self:...