The Secret Schedules of Great Authors
This is such great content, I have to share! Nonnie Jules shared it on her blog and I found it to be a great insight! Hope you do as well.
Lesson in letting go!
I recently took a trip with my daughters and my best friend to a resort in the Texas Hill Country. That was us at the airport, all excited and looking forward to some relaxing girl time! But, what I was not prepared for was to be totally cut off from the outside world. NO cell …
Top Reasons Readers will close your book.
While recently attending the Romantic Times Booklovers Convention 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia, I sat in on a workshop that gave out this information. I felt that it was valuable enough to pass along. 1) Nothing happens in the opening pages. No one will keep reading about a bunch of characters that are going nowhere, or pages …
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Travels
I was born with a bit of Gypsy blood in me. I love to travel. I not only enjoy seeing our beautiful planet, but the history that carved this land fascinates me. I left home on Friday (yes, only three days ago) to travel to Atlanta to attend the huge Romantic Times Convention. Along the …
A Guitar Picker out of West H$#LL!
My late husband used the phrase "Out of West Hell" when someone was beyond great at something. While I never knew where West Hell was, it obviously produced the best of the best. Most of you know I attend a lot of live music events and once in a while, there is a musician that …
A Guitar Picker out of West H$#LL!
My late husband used the phrase "Out of West Hell" when someone was beyond great at something. While I never knew where West Hell was, it obviously produced the best of the best. Most of you know I attend a lot of live music events and once in a while, there is a musician that …
Discovery – Poetry and Art
Discovery – Poetry and Art When all of life is stripped away, left with no freedom except in his mind, one man journeys deep inside to discover his true self. He finds the only way to survive hopeless negativity is through creating with his hands and imagination. They confined his body in an iron cage, …
Book Awards!
It's that time of year when book awards are announced and I am thrilled beyond words that TWO of my books have received FIRST PLACE awards from the TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF AUTHORS! 'TIL DEATH DO US PART received a First Place Award in the Biography Fiction Category.          …
Keywords in reviews.
Lizzie Chantree's post today goes hand-in-hand with my post from yesterday. Enjoy!!
Clyde Barrow – Happy Birthday
I have always had a fascination with outlaws. Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker top my list. So, when John Fioravanti posted on his blog today that March 24th was Clyde's birthday, I decided to tell some little known facts about him. Clyde's middle name was Chestnut. (I'd love to know where that came from) He …