Romance Author
Each month and each week, the same item has been on my list of things to complete, and it hasn’t been completed: Work on novel. In fact, to make myself work on it, I set a deadline of September 24th and sealed the deal with the publication. It didn’t work. Why? Distractions. So many distractions. …
I had every intention of getting something done this weekend. I promise! By Monday, I had realized without a doubt that my Sunday was spent doing nothing more than reading. In fact, I read three books on Sunday! I’m going to share those with you. Don’t worry. But this got me to thinking: What are …
Sometimes you have to look back at where you came from to see where you are going. At least that’s what I’m telling myself these days. I’m also using that as an excuse for why I’m not moving forward. I guess I’m not wanting to make the same mistakes now as I did then. Those …
We are in the midst of the usual summer days of rainy afternoons after a build up of heat here in the south. And that made me think about what I enjoy doing when I can’t get outside and enjoy the sunshine. Reading Of course, as a writer I love reading (or writing) on rainy …
From a young age, I’ve wanted to be a writer. I wrote stories to entertain myself, to entertain my friends, and even entertain my family. No matter what, I was constantly writing. I even wrote poems. Not so much of a poet as I prefer prose, but I love to write. I remember when I …
An author who has influenced my writing is Stephen King. I know that sounds odd coming from a romance author, but having read his writing, and his book On Writing, I can wholeheartedly state that he has had the biggest influence on my writing. When it comes to writing, King’s memoir holds some great tips. …
I have always been writing, since before I could write. I remember as a child holding a pen in my hand and scribbling nonsense on a sheet of paper. In my head, it wasn’t nonsense, but to an observer, it was complete illegible scribbles. Even with those chaotic beginnings, my life changed when I was …