Category Archives: My Journey
Big whoop-whoop! As of October 8, 2012, I’m under contract to write 3 books for Harlequin Heartwarming. I spent four years exploring my writing – big thanks to my hardworking bee critique group and writing coaches Margie Lawson (voice) and … Continue reading
Spent 5 days in Colorado working with writing maven, Margie Lawson, on my latest proposal: Kat Braddock Rides Again. This fun 1st person story is like a Janet Evonovich/Stephanie Plum book only without a dead body. My heroine, Kat Braddock, … Continue reading
A writing career is kind of like juggling basketballs. You can toss a few into the air, but when they come down it takes a lot of effort to toss them back out there. You have to be alert (e.g., … Continue reading
Just got back from the Romance Writer’s of America annual conference (this year in NYC where my Starbuck’s coffee was $5, not $3.75 – youch!). Here are 4 sure ways to re-energize your writer’s muse while attending 3 days of … Continue reading
So I attended a mind bending workshop by Margie Lawson recently which essentially showed me and others how to improve the emotional impact of our writing. At first it was stifling – the words wouldn’t come even for a basic … Continue reading
So I’ve been researching and working on getting Amber Rules self-published and there must have been a trace of traditional pubbed blood residue on the work, because instead of just jumping in with both feet to e-pub I had to … Continue reading
I’ve been writing up a proposal with three older characters who like to match-make in a small town. It’s really fun. When that darn cat wakes up the dog at 5 am and the dog wakes me up, we all … Continue reading
OK, I’ve committed to this self-pub route for Amber Rules. I paid someone to design a cover for me. Oh, boy, I took grief from my critique group – “Self publishing is not a ticket to a New York publishing … Continue reading
So I finished the angsty, small town proposal and sent it off to my agent. She hated it. Said it was too angsty. On a brighter note, I was a bit relieved not to have to push the rock up … Continue reading
Another year, another list. I’m feeling renewed tho. My consulting business is rocking (knock on wood) and that can only mean the economy is starting to recover which means that people will be back to buying books – and THEY … Continue reading
