Hello there! So happy to be back for my fourth round of ROW80, the writing challenge that knows you have a life. The past two rounds I’ve shot way too high. Although I’m making a ton of progress, my lofty goals are making me feel more and more behind. So it’s time for a reality […]
Put a Bird on It, Portlandian
I believe being able to laugh at oneself is a virtue. :> Have you ever seen the show Portlandia? Or do you happen to be familiar with my beautiful city of Portland, Oregon? The Portlandia joke that has resonated most with me is “Put a bird on it!” which basically goes to say that there […]
7 Lines From Page 7 of Flight
The darling Lauralynn Elliott tagged me to show off 7 lines of my work in progress, Flight, the third paranormal romance novella in my Children of the Sidhe series. Go to page 7 or 77 in your current manuscript Go to line 7 Copy down the next seven lines as they are – no cheating […]
ROW80 Round 1: The End!
I can’t believe Round 1 is at an end! Crazy how time flies. For those of you who haven’t heard of Round of Words in 80 Days, it’s a writing challenge where writers set their own measurable goals four times a year, and cheer each other on while we reach for them. Over the last […]
Sunday Update: Finally Getting Somewhere
Well, I don’t know if it’s the panic from knowing these are the last days of ROW80’s Round 1, or what, but I’ve been productive this week! I’m tying together the threads of my story in the last handful of scenes. It’s exciting territory, and devouring a large part of my attention in recent days. […]
Otherworld Inspiration: A Gnome for Lauralynn
My friend Lauralynn Elliott is working on a supernatural horror story that features a garden gnome come to life. I’m totally intrigued, and can’t wait to read the story. It also reminded me of a picture my friend Kate Bateman — the source of my Otherworld Inspiration series of pictures — sent me after our […]
Giveaway of Tribute on Paranormal Opinion!
This is super exciting! Tishia at Paranormal Opinion invited me for an author spotlight and giveaway of Tribute! She’s also giving away a necklace she created with the Tribute image. That’s right, Tribute bling! Here’s an excerpt from the first chapter of Tribute. If you haven’t read it, head on over and comment to enter […]
Sunday Update: And I Lost An Hour?
Suck. Time suck. The disappeared hour . Can somebody tell me what the heck justifies daylight savings time in this day and age? Totally upsetting to the body clock — especially with little kids. I’ll quit complaining. Especially since that isn’t the reason I have about zero progress to report since last Sunday. I’m not […]
My Writer Friends Are Good for Me
Hi there! Are you a good listener? Well, for me it’s hit and miss. Ha! What I mean is that sometimes I have the most difficulty listening to those closest to me, especially my family. (Most especially my husband — sorry honey, you married kind of a difficult lady. Can you see where our girls […]
Sunday Update: Where Are the Words?
Not much got done this week in terms of writing goals. I wrote about 500 words on Tuesday, and did some more fiddling with my outline for the end of this novella. Gulp. It’s March and I still need to write a quarter of it. Which means it might be June before I get this […]