Manic Monday No. 4: Where in the world is Arlene?
I spent the weekend in my room in Flagstaff, sorting and packing — and still I barely made a dent. Packing up 15-plus years of accumulated crap is hard, y’all. Okay, that’s not entirely true. I spent Saturday night and Sunday morning with trash bags and cardboard boxes. I...
Manic Monday No. 3: A painless podcast and taxes done
How’s this for a manic Monday: I finally finished my taxes. Yes … #TaxesDone. I’ve been putting it off for months, dreading the result. Fortunately, the experience wasn’t as painful as I’d feared it would be. That was a relief. Another thing to chalk up in the “not as painful as I feared”...
Manic Monday No. 2: I’m going to be on the Writer Groupie podcast (& other sightings)
Happy Monday! I hope you all had a relaxing and rejuvenating Easter weekend. I picked up the milk to make myself one of those Cabury Creme Egg Egg Creams, but have yet to pull the trigger. Maybe tonight after work … Okay, in truth, even though I’m sure it’ll...
Happy Easter
May your day be filled with reflection, rejoicing, fun and as many Cadbury Creme Eggs as you’d like! If you’re as big a fan of Cadbury Creme Eggs as I am, you might want to try CCE Egg Cream featured on Buzzfeed. (Thanks to Avery Flynn for pointing this dream of...
Introducing Manic Monday & other blog changes ahead
If the title “Manic Monday” doesn’t have you tapping your toes and humming a certain Bangles hit, you must not be my age. I remember lying on the floor in my room, listening to that song repeatedly as I tried to write down all the lyrics. Of course, in sixth grade,...
Who’s your captain?
I’m over at Just Contemporary Romance today, talking about my favorite Star Trek Captain. Since I’ve been writing baseball-playing heroes, it’s been fun to geek out a little with Donovan Marshall, the Klingon-speaking hero of BREAKING ALL THE RULES. In my searches, I discovered this fun T-shirt from Star...
BRIDE got a book tour for Christmas
Okay, not exactly. I arranged a swap with Paige Rion of Worldwind Virtual Book Tours. I edit a manuscript for her and she organizes a book tour for me. Work on both is ongoing. BLIND DATE BRIDE’s book tour starts on Dec. 30. You can get the full schedule...
A lot to be thankful for
Yesterday on Facebook, Katie MacAlister asked her friends/followers what they were thankful for. But she didn’t want the standard answers—family, friends, health. She wanted us to share the quirky and offbeat things we’re glad to have in our lives. Some of the answers were hilarious: It got me thinking...
What a difference a year can make: Celebrating Diva’s one-year anniversary
It’s hard to believe my debut novel, DIVA IN THE DUGOUT, came out a year ago today. Yet it did. My book baby has been out there for 12 months. 365 days. Wow. It’s been a crazy year. In its 365 days “in the wild,” it’s gotten some attention....
My first authorly moment
The awesome Susan Elizabeth Phillips was at Changing Hands Bookstore in Phoenix Friday night to speak and sign copies of her newest book, Heroes Are My Weakness. It’s awesome, by the way. I started reading while I waited for the event to start, and put aside other things (such as...