Marines, NaNoWriMo, and...

With a huge sigh of relief, I sent off the finished NaNo novel yesterday. Weighing in at 75,452 words, I’m really pleased with this story. I used Scrivener to write it, and while I liked the ability to rearrange scenes, I’m still getting used to the interface. When I read...

#Poll Does Stormy Weath...

It’s been pouring here in Northern California. We’re in a drought situation, so we really need it, but it’s no fun driving in the rain. I love hearing the rain on the roof when I’m snug and warm at home. Of course extreme weather can offer some nice opportunities...

Vote for a title for EM...

I got a lot of entries for the title contest for Precious Gems Series book 4. Thanks to everyone who submitted a name. After brainstorming with beta readers, I’ve got some new options and selected the most relevant of the entries from the blog and Facebook. (Expect an email if you...

Countdown to NaNoWriMo:...

It’s the end of September. You’ve got about a month until NaNoWriMo starts. Seems like plenty of time, right? Some of you are wondering why I’m already talking about NaNo when it doesn’t even start until November 1. Because writing and finishing a book takes more than just the 30 days...

Firemen, Cowboys, Soldi...

A few days ago we had a lively discussion on my Facebook page when I posted this: Choose one: firemen or cowboys         The results skewed toward firemen until the voting deteriorated into firemen-cowboys or space cowboys, and quite a few other interesting comments and reasons...

What should readers exp...

Another in my ongoing series of questions about what you think about reading, writing, and buying books. Reviews are definitely dangerous territory for an author, so today I’m actually stepping back and taking my author hat off. Today I’m just a reader. I read a lot of...