I am at a point now where I write my stories with a particular publisher in mind. I check submission guidelines, formats, and word count. And there’s a disturbing trend for writers … word counts are shrinking. Harlequin and Silhouette, the two big guys in category romance (that is romance stories coming out monthly), have lowered the [...]
Archive for August, 2008
Thirteen Favorite Lines
Published August 28th, 2008 in Healer's Garden, Quotes, Thursday Thirteen, Tilling Passions and furry fluffy and wild. 21 CommentsI love to write. Really I do. Okay, so not every day, but hey, it’s a job and everyone hates their job a couple times a month. But then there are the days when everything comes together, the stars align, the characters promise to behave, settings pop off the page and your prose just shines! I [...]
How it All Came Together
Published August 27th, 2008 in Blurbs, Books, Bragging, Contracts and Liquid Silver Books. ClosedI’d like to say it was easy writing my latest story. I’d like to say the words just flowed onto the page. I’d like to say there was no frustration, or throwing of pens, or late nights… But that ain’t the case! LOL! I worked and pushed and forced myself to put sentences together to [...]
Welcome Liquid Silver Books!
Published August 25th, 2008 in Bragging, Guest Blogging and Liquid Silver Books. 26 CommentsI make no secrets over the fact that I absolutely loooove my publisher, Liquid Silver Books. It was a year ago this week they offered me my first contract and I am so happy we found each other! We’ve been through a lot since then. It’s been an amazing ride and I look forward to [...]
Flying High on Research!
Published August 24th, 2008 in Bragging, Fun, Husband and Research. 2 CommentsOkay, the fact is, I love doing research for my stories. I’ve talked to retired FBI agents, a detective, an architect, and firefighters. I’ve visited police stations, newspaper offices, and fire stations. It’s amazing the places I get to see when I explain I’d like to use the information in a book. I love it. [...]
Welcome Destiny Blaine!
Published August 18th, 2008 in Books, Guest Blogging and Interview. 40 Commentsw00t! w00t! There’s a party going on right here! (Can you hear the music?) I’d like to welcome author, Destiny Blaine! Destiny Blaine is an author who loves to bring her southern roots into her stories. With the exception of casino-related story lines, most of her books have a southern setting. All of Destiny’s books [...]
And it’s finally here … the last of Test Drive, the free read I’ve been offering this summer. My apologies to have taken so long to get this twelfth installment to you. Please enjoy… ******** TEST DRIVE ******** “Please don’t leave me here in the woods.” She looked from Brent to his brother, Paul. “We haven’t [...]
Okay, I just have to say with all the flurry of activity between the swimming and the gymnastics, I have done nothing but cry. Everytime they play the national anthem and another American stands on the podium I just ball my eyes out. I’m such a sap. So, the three sports that aren’t olympic sports. [...]
I love the olympics. I watch them with a box of tissues beside me because inevitably I ball my eyes out when someone … anyone does something like break a world record or competes with a broken foot or gets the first ever gold medal for their country. Or when they show an athlete’s parents [...]
So school started today. If you have children you know that means … back to the routine of lunch money and homework; soccer practice and PTA meetings; school dances and fund raisers. There’s a nice rhthym (okay, and sometimes … insane scheduling) that ebbs and flows through the house when the kids are in school. But [...]
