New words: good or bad?

New words added to Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary recently include: frenemy, webisode, locavore, staycation, vlog and waterboarding. We’ve all seen these words used recently, right? But do they really belong in a dictionary? It made me wonder about the borderline between...

New workout plan: Nike ...

One of the things I did manage to do while I wasn’t at home at the computer or writing was to get off my butt and start a new workout regimen. I’ve always been a sporadic exerciser, going through phases of working out a lot or none at all, and at the moment I’m on the...

Release date set for PU...

I finally have a release date set for PUBLIC EXPOSURE! It will be coming out July 31 from Cobblestone Press! Here’s the info: Secret boyfriend with a public-sex kink—a combustible combination for Professor Drake Talbott Drake Talbott is a young university professor with a big...

Paranormal vs Urban Fan...

I'm trying to decide how best to describe my story VENUS ENVY. Here's the blurb: Sancus, Roman God of Loyalty and Honesty, snubs an advance from Venus. Furious, the Goddess of Love convinces Cupid to cast a curse on him. As a result, Sancus is unable to perform...

Blog Comments

For the time being, I set up all comments for moderation here. The spammers seem to have discovered this blog and I’m getting lots of spam comments. So if you don’t see your comment show up right away, that’s why. Sorry for the inconvenience. I’m surprised to see...

Temporarily MIA

It’s been a few weeks since I’ve posted and it’s definitely time for an update. I appreciate all the emails and tweets asking how I am and I’m sorry I didn’t get a chance to reply to everyone individually yet. I’ve pretty much been offline and...