Gifts of May Gardening
There are certain times of the year that are just lush. That's the best way to describe them. In Northern California, we've had a lot of rain this spring, and even some last week, which is nearly unheard of. So…
THOSE DELICIOUS NEW WORDS
Is there anything more precious than new words? We love new roses from our gardens, new little starts that stick up from the warm brown soil in the Spring. We love new love, and what it feels like. We love…
Amazon Spellcheck – Do You Make Up New Words?
Amazon always gives me little notifications when they think my spelling isn't up to par. I'm a creative speller. Oh yes, I know the difference. A creative speller makes up words that fit the moment, like some of my SEAL…
SEAL Of Time (Paranormal SEAL, Trident Legacy) or the Water of Love
I'm having a good time with a little novella, taking a break to finish my project due in March, SEAL Of Time, about the son of Poseidon. I'm doing this as a collaborative venture with Kathryn LeVeque. Our boys are…
BEING A BEST FRIEND AND BIG SISTER TO MYSELF
The recent celebration with my granddaughter, who was chosen as Student Of The Month, inspired this post. Her standard, adorned with her funny picture and smiling face, chronicles all her favorite likes. It is an award for the whole student…
SOME OF MY FAVORITE THINGS: SEAL STUFF!!
Yes. I'm all in for SEALs. I have some precious mementos, collected during my journey as romance writer. One of the most cherished items is my plank from the Navy SEAL/UDT Museum in Fort Pierce, Florida. I am a supporter…
Crossing Genres, Mixing It Up, Making It Dangerous!
How does an author cross genres and still keep his or her audience? Or have her audience risk traveling with her on a journey into a new genre? Along with pen names, this topic has been discussed many many times…
Pearl Harbor
In February, I attended a writer's conference in Hawaii, organized by the wonderful author, Violet Duke. It was my honor to sponsor a tour of the Arizona Memorial. I've been before, but wanted to make it so others who hadn't,…
AND NOW THE MADNESS BEGINS – OR DOES IT???
Some of you understand what it's like to be a romance writer during the holidays. Those family get-togethers turn bizarre in a heartbeat, don't they? I know as a child, the weirder and weirder it got, the better I liked…
Unbeatable
I recently ran across an article on Stephenie Meyer and her new book, The Chemist, which comes out shortly. I'd not been following her career and haven't read any of her work except the Twilight series, and did not follow…