Last December, I did a Toastmasters speech about setting goals, and I thought, as the year winds down to a conclusion--and won't we be ...

One of the hardest parts of being a writer is sticking to the deadlines. And, when they are stretched out before you, several months out, it...

I am giving a speech tomorrow on the importance of goals, so I thought I would kill two birds with one stone and give you my thoughts on the...

People are always making tip lists...well, here is another. The three things that will best help a writer in my opinion. 1) Prioritizatio...

Like so many people during this month, I'm in the mood for horror and spooky stories. Don't get me wrong, I love the traditional stu...

All my life, I wanted to be a writer. I'm not sure why the child me decided that was what I was going to do when I grew up, but it did. ...

I don't always like my characters. Is that weird? I don't know how it is for other authors, but I tend to go where the story is, a...

Today, I am going to show you something that might seem a bit off topic. And, frankly disgusting...I admit that. But in the end, you will se...

Did I get my June ambition met? Nope. How about you? I got a bit of writing done, but no cleaning. That seems to be my lot in life. Mayb...

You have heard a lot about my challenges. Now, I have one for you! I'll even join you. Let's do some Spring Cleaning this summer.....

That title might annoy some people...but it says what I want to stress. Being a real writer isn't as easy as writing a book. And I am no...

Alright then--NaNoWriMo is over. Did you participate? It was a heck of a ride, but I made it. I even got to take most of Sunday off. But n...

I love fall. It's probably my favorite season, and it never lasts long enough for my taste. Besides Halloween, there's just somethin...

It's that time again -- Halloween has come and gone, Christmas is still around the corner, and in between? National Novel Writing Month,...

I have always been fascinated by the fact that a group of crows is a murder. Who first decided that this was the correct name for a collecti...

I totally forgot my spot on the 21st but I have a good excuse...life. I was in the middle of traveling for work and it's as if my brain ...

I've been contemplating what makes a person sexy. I've gotten a rush of inspiration that has seen me crafting contemporary romances ...

It seems I was so wrapped up in Summer Solstice that I forgot to blog yesterday. My apologies. I'd promise I won't do it again, but ...

My husband recently spent a week in the hospital with an infection in his right leg. It was an ugly abscess below the skin. The doctors hav...

'Write what you know' has to be one of the most-given pieces of writing advice in the entire history of the craft. I remember really...