Do you believe in astrology?

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I normally don’t pay much attention to my horoscope. Oh sure, I know my sign — Libra — and the signs of family. I even check my horoscope every Thursday, when I’m putting together the

Curious case of the cursed MS

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As much as I love my RWA Golden Heart® finaling MS, “Beauty and the Ballplayer,” I’m beginning to think it’s cursed. Longtime readers of this blog will remember that I somehow lost the last 50

I’m famous?

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Okay, not really famous … but my name is listed in the latest issue of RWA’s Romance Writers Report. That’s right. I got the issue that lists all the Golden Heart® and Rita® finalists. There

Getting ready

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Although not much writing got done this week, I’ve been busy doing all the other little things that need to be done before I leave for New York in — gulp — less than a

It’s a disease

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My computer was giving me fits Saturday night, so I spent the time I should have been writing today cleaning out my car. What can I say? Procrastination is a disease. 😉 I’m fighting a

Meeting in the morning

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It’s that time again: Time for our NARWA meeting. I’ll be up early Saturday to head to Prescott to catch up with my fellow writers and recharge my creativity. Our guest speaker is Jennifer Ashley.

39 days?

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Just saw a blog post on the Ruby Slippered Sisterhood pointing out that RWA Nationals is only 39 days away. Eeek. Guess I’d better get back to my revisions, eh? And fast! I also need

Return of Mr. Happy?

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While I was checking my blog stats Tuesday morning, I saw a tidbit that made me laugh out loud: Someone found my blog by using the search term “Mr. Happy story ideas.” Since that’s the

Staring down revisions

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You already know I spent my vacation procrastinating. This is what I was avoiding doing: Each one of these colored squares represents a scene in my Golden Heart®-finaling manuscript, “Beauty and the Ballplayer.” The yellow

Playing along with Excerpt Monday

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When Bria Quinlan, one of my fellow 2011 Golden Heart® finalists, tweeted her need for “Excerpt Monday” participants, I decided to jump into the fray. What follows is the first few exchanges in my as-yet