….nope, it’s not Christmas. At least not here in the high desert. In fact, we’re sweltering in heat, wind, and fire warnings.

But, for the last week, it’s been cold and snowy and Christmasy in New York. Which is where …

Blame THE Deanna Lee for this one!

Oh, and I’m over at the Novelty Girls on Sunday talking about a room to write. Stop on by!…

Well. . .I’ve been struggling with a proposal for Cobblestone’s tarot card call for submissions.

So, on my weekly foray to the library, I thought I would go ahead and outline the Christmas story I was planning on writing for …

Well — Mrs. Giggles reviewed Crystal Clear. I’ll just say that she was less than impressed with my tale. You can read her review here.…

Well — my two forays to the library netted me 4800 words! A big improvement over the 500 words a day I have been managing to put in for the last few months!…

This morning, I got up doing the happy dance. Why? Because at 9 am I was going to work.

Oh, not a job, per se. But for my birthday, my hubby gave me babysitting. I have four hours, two days …

It’s incredibly hot today and I missed the ice cream truck. This was the best alternative. Sigh. . .

You Are Strawberry Ice Cream

A bit shy and sensitive, you are sweet to the core. You often find yourself on

Samhain Publishing Best First Line Contest

Thanks to inspiration from the Romance Divas and author Karin Tabke,Samhain Publishing is going to be holding a Best First Line contest on our blog (http://www.samhainpublishing.com/blog).

Starting Monday, June 4th at 8am Eastern, authors …

It’s not the NY Times Bestseller List. . . but I’m tickled PINK!

Also, today (June 3rd), Cobblestone Press is holding a Contest Parade on Main Street. Pop on by. . .there’s author contests galore over there. And who knows, …