My First Time I had the most surreal "first time" experience a few nights ago.  It was a dinner outing with women in a book club.  Doesn’t seem too out of the ordinary, right?  But the book they read and came together to discuss was mine. At first, it just felt like a nice dinner with a few dear friends and some of their friends, which allowed me to set aside the nervousness I had felt all week.  You see, four of the twelve were women I’ve known and loved as if they were family since...Read More

I'd love to host a show like the Oprah show.  I'm so intrigued by what makes people tick, their dreams, and what inspires them.  Lately, I've met so many brilliant mentors who teach me about the world of writing and publishing, and Elke Feuer is among them.  Thank you, Elke!  I can't wait to read her book, For the Love of Jazz.  In preparing to interview Elke, I read her bio and found so many interesting nuggets that I could have asked her 100 questions instead of 8!  I hope you enjoy wh...Read More

I never knew writers were so much fun!  Someone started a game of tag called The Next Big Thing, and I’m it!  I was thrilled to be tagged by Samantha Stroh Bailey, author of Finding Lucas, the book I’m currently reading and loving.  The characters and storyline have me completely hooked!  This woman really is going to be the next big thing to take the literary world by storm, so don't forget her name!  Thanks for the tag, Sam! What does it mean to be tagged?  It means I answer some...Read More

Hi Everyone! Big News! Is This All There Is? is on sale for 99 cents until 4/11/13 because I'm running a promotion with Book Bub. Please spread the word if you can! Just one more click to this week's blog post.  I was a guest blogger for Romance Junkies yesterday so please go there to see my latest piece, Forbidden Pleasures.  It has some new revelations about writing the book that I haven't shared before! Feel free to comment here or there. Here's the link: http://www.romancejunkies.co...Read More