I couldn’t decide what to blog about today so I looked to my new favorite YouTube channels for some inspiration. For those of you as behind as I am…I’m talking about Book Tubing. (Instead of a website/blog devoted to book talk and reviews this is a YouTube channel...
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Formatting Fun
Yes, this a very sarcastic title. Because let me just tell you right now, FORMATTING IS NOT FUN. My husband and I thought it would be no problem---we're pretty computer savy people. But knowing computer and knowing how to format are two very different things. I know...
Going Indie
I am now officially calling it…I am going to be an indie author!!! (insert excited squeal here). I didn’t necessary want to be an indie author. Yes, I did try to find an agent and go through a traditional publishing house. After my most recent ‘this is good, but not...
The Base
I think every writer has something that comes first and foremost—a singular thing that motivates and shapes their stories. For some it’s the plot. For others it’s a strong visual of location or a message to convey. Often it’s a character. For me it’s dialogue. All I...
Witnessing Weakness
"I'd wanted him here to help me stay strong...not to be a witness my weakness." - Desiree in THE CONVERGENCE I’m one of those people who doesn’t like to be seen crying—or with any kind of weakness. Even when I’m sick I’m like “Leave me to die in peace!!” But I’ve...
A Tribute
I sit down to write this with a lot of trepidation. It will probably be one of the hardest blogs I’ve written, but I can’t let the opportunity to honor someone so dear to me who has meant so much to me pass by. My grandpa passed away earlier this year. His death...
Ruby
This is our newest corral inhabitant: Cute, huh? After much deliberation we’ve named him Duke. He’s got attitude enough for two horses so don’t let his innocent looks fool you. His mom is Ruby (she’s my current favorite) and this blog is actually about her. There...
American Entitlement
Since the 4th of July is this weekend, I think I’ll deviate from a book-writing blog and type up some of my thoughts on this holiday/my country. I am proud to be an American. Do we have problems? Oh, yes. We absolutely do. Too often, I hear people say our problem is a...
Crazy Worth
It had been a long time. Way too long. But, for the first time in three years, I spent a couple of days working on the ranch. Now, I’ve mentioned in the past that my first draft of my first book was written/plotted as I plodded along behind a dusty trail of cows....
The Latest
Hey, everyone! Since it's the first day of summer break---and party time---today's post will be short and news-like. *First things first! I'm waiting until the end of the summer to hear back from a few agents/publishers. So, by September I will have set news on...
A Character Like Me
An author is not her main character. Seriously. Before, I started writing I assumed that most authors were like their main characters—that they were an extension of themselves. This isn’t always the case. I remember the first time I realized my main character...
For the Love
Since my anniversary was yesterday (11 years!!), I think love would be a fitting topic for today's post. Mostly I want to talk about why romance is so prevalent in media. Really I can think of very few books or movies I like that don't have at least a small,...
Just a little bit…
I was having a hard time trying to decide what to blog about today then I remembered this cool blog one of my writer friends did. It was called the 7/7/7 challenge and she posted seven lines from her page seven, starting seven lines down. Now, since this is my blog...
The Challenge
I attended a literature night at my boys' school last night where they were challenged to read at least four books this summer. Yeah, I didn't mistype that. Four. I was shocked. These kids are going into first and third grade. The books my youngest son reads can be...
Writer’s Block
Someone asked me the other day about writer's block and I thought hmmm, not really a problem for me. I have lots of ideas. But there is still a lot of screen staring going on. Ideas come, but they're simply not good. I could bang out 1,000 words at one time, but the...