Re-Launch Day: A Dream Reborn   I fell in love with books at an early age. My father is a reader. My mother is a reader. My maternal grandmother reportedly read a book a night at the kitchen table. I didn’t know how, when or why I would write my own book, but the desire always burned inside me. When the story couldn’t contain itself any longer, Is This All There Is? was born. It was a long, hard four years of labor. Self-publishing taught me countless lessons. I forged deep...Read More

Chapter Titles: Yes or No? Hi, Everyone! I’m sorry I haven’t written in a while. I won’t be writing every week, but when inspiration hits, there will be a new post and I hope you’ll visit. When you’re reading a book, do you like chapter titles or not? I realized recently that I love them. I’m obsessed with Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander series. I’m on the third book, Voyager. When I read the title of the chapter I’m on now, “I Meet a Priest,” it sparked so many questio...Read More

Hi. In case anyone reads this, I'm so sorry I just stopped blogging. I got overwhelmed. But I'm back. Not sure I'll blog every week, but I'll try to pop in with something interesting from time to time. I'm excited to announce two things: 1. Is This All There Is? will be re-released by Booktrope publishing in the coming months. 2. I'm now hard at work on the sequel and have set a goal of completing it in 4-6 months. Thanks for your support. Oh, and please let me know if anybody's out ...Read More

I'm taking a break for a while. Thanks, everyone....Read More

BIG NEWS:  I’m going on a book tour from August 5th to the 26th! And do you know what the best part of this worldwide book tour is? I get to do it all from the comfort of my very own home! Most of you are probably familiar with the concept of a blog tour, but for me, it’s a whole new world. I didn’t really understand what it is until the lovely ladies in the Chicklit Goddess Facebook group mentored me, as they have on many subjects. So I contacted a highly recommended blog tour org...Read More

A Sexy Makeover I may be too old for one, but my book isn't. So here it is.                       And here's my original cover.                       *Please excuse all the links in this story - but I want to help those who help me! Just as my main character Beth is torn between two men, I love both ...Read More

Patricia’s Favorite Things I wanted to try something different for this week’s post so I searched for blog topic suggestions online. One site said that lists, reviews, and tips are especially popular. But I’m not a big fan of shopping and tend to just grab what I need without checking reviews or researching options first. As I thought more about it, though, I realized there are a few items I truly love and that others might want to know about - if not to consider buying them, maybe just...Read More

Hello, I'm suffering from blogger's block. Have those of you who also blog ever had it? Can you recommend a cure? I made a commitment to blog every single Thursday and so I'm writing this now because I like to keep my word, even if it's only a promise to myself. I just got home from a business trip and my brain is fried. I was going to write what I hoped would be an honest and intriguing post about all the interesting people I saw at the airport. Though there were many fascinating subjects...Read More