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Rest a little, write a little

Rest a little, write a little

by | Sep 25, 2014 | Blog, Musings

To write or to rest? I’m faced with this eternal dilemma. My two-and-a-half-year-old started preschool a few weeks ago, which leaves me more time than I’ve ever had since he was born to spend as I like. A few months ago, I’d be salivating for that...
To-be-read

To-be-read

by | Aug 12, 2014 | Blog, Musings

My reading pile is out of control! I brought home so many exciting books from the RWA conference, and my favorite local used bookstore closed this month, so I had to take advantage of their closing sale. Needless to say, I’m running out of bookshelf space. The...
The RWA Nationals Drinking Game

The RWA Nationals Drinking Game

by | Jul 31, 2014 | Blog, Musings

Some might argue that quite enough imbibing goes on at the RWA National conference without introducing a drinking game into the mix, but here’s my proposal.   Take a drink every time: Someone mentions Tom Hiddleston, Robert Downey Jr., or Sherlock. A...
RWA and me

RWA and me

by | Jul 18, 2014 | Blog, Musings, News

On Tuesday, I head out to San Antonio, Texas, for the Romance Writers of America national conference. I have never been to San Antonio, but hear it is lovely. I’ve also never been to a national writers conference before. Having been to a smaller, regional...
The darker side of life

The darker side of life

by | Jul 9, 2014 | Blog, Musings

I’m a generally cheerful, sunny person, but occasionally, often during the extra-bright days of summer, I hanker for some darkness. I turn to noir, films and books generally from the 1940s and 50s that have tortured heroes, femmes fatales, and rarely a happy...
My summer reading list

My summer reading list

by | Jun 11, 2014 | Blog, Musings

Summer is here and I’ve got a to-read stack that’s just bursting with fun books. Actually, those “beach reads” that magazines like to tout this time of year are pretty much what I like to read all year long. Give me a good mystery, thriller, or...