Writersday: Blank Pages
First drafts suck. “You can’t edit a blank page,” says Nora Roberts, as well as many well- known authors. And yet, why can’t I remember that? Lately, I’ve been stuck on this scene, not because I’m stuck on what’s happening, but because it’s not perfect. And yet it’s...
Writersday: National Novel Writer’s Month
November is National Novel Writer’s Month. It’s when writers commit to writing everyday for an entire month for a total of 50,000 words. It takes place in November, which is the busiest time of the year. If you can write in November, you can write anytime, right? I’m...
Writersday: Don’t Wait Until The Mood
Welcome to Writersday, my first ever Saturday writing tips! I’m always looking for inspiration. The motivation to sit butt in chair and write isn’t always that easy for me after working a long day and being completely brain dead. But recently I spoke with someone who...
The White Lily, by Susanne Matthews
The Harvester is out there … watching, waiting, biding his time. FBI cult specialist Lilith Munroe lives in dread that one day the man who tortured her when a case went bad will find her again. So leaving her sanctuary in Quantico to join the Harvester Task Force in...
Solace
Love is Patient…and so is Remodeling!
My husband and I are still tending to remodeling our kitchen. We are close, so close that we picked out and (finally) agreed on the tile that is going on our countertop. We walked into a tile shop totally by accident. We were driving down the access road and I saw...
Women’s Rights and Living in the 1960s era
I stumbled upon this post the other day about women's rights and living in the 1960s era, and what women in the 1960s were not allowed to do: http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/07/living/sixties-women-5-things/ I thought it was very interesting because of Solace. Solace is a...
All About Solace
I’m pleased to announce Solace, my first novella, the first in a series that I’m planning for a 12 novella series. Each book will be about a different Vietnam Vet who faces struggles as he returns home from war and, of course, finds love. Since all of the stories in...
Right Brain vs Left Brain, or…
I’m a very visual person. I see everything in my head. If I read a story, I’m living it in my head. If someone is talking to me, I see the action as if I’m watching it happen right then. I even feel the emotions of what is happening when someone is telling me this...
Why I’m Always Depressed After Reading a Sandra Brown Novel
For those who don’t know, Sandra Brown is my favorite author. Her writing conveys everything I’ve ever wanted for my own writing, and I found her in my teen years when I was only dreaming of writing romance. Every year, I wait patiently for her newest novel and esteem...