“Well, did you finish it?” How I didn’t want to answer the question. When I did, she’d ask if I liked it. But, I couldn’t exactly say no, and anything other than yes would be deception—a lie anyway. I just didn’t want to answer. “Chautona? Did you finish it?” I tried not to show my thoughts Continue Reading
What Do YOU Think I Should Do about My Serial Novels?
"How soon can you get Past Forward ready for publication?" Nothing strikes fear in my heart like Ashley asking me when I can get something done. You see, it usually means I need to do it yesterday, and it usually means a lot of work. It also usually means a lot of success. And it was. It's Continue Reading
What the Dickens Is So Merry about This Christmas Novel?
The book cover appeared in my newsfeed on several sites. Facebook. Instagram. Twitter. In a Facebook group, someone mentioned it. 12 Days at Bleakly Manor. As much as I love them, I don’t often buy Christmas books. I just write them. Weird, I know. But the minute I saw the cover, I knew I’d buy Continue Reading
So, What about Romance makes Annie Want to Run?
The synopsis glowed at me from my laptop. Reality TV star. Golden, glittering life crashing down around her. Running away. Finding an Amish inn. Meeting new friends. Unique, interesting. Of course, the title made me nervous—Runaway Romance. With a title like that, it’d have sap and mush… Continue Reading
What I Loved about The Heart of an Agent
My family were the Pinkertons—the detectives.” I’ll admit it. When my friend told me that, I just kind of nodded. I’d never heard of “the Pinkertons.” It took about two minutes and the help of Google to get a feel for what it was all about—a super-cool detective agency that worked more as Continue Reading
Why Write about Diabetic Alert Dogs in a Christmas Novel?
Today’s “noella” spotlight… Mine! The Second Noel. Note: links in this post may be affiliate links that provide a small commission at no extra expense to you. Why Write about Diabetic Alert Dogs in a Christmas Novel? The message came from a reader who had slowly but surely become a friend. You Continue Reading
Why Is Christmas My Absolute Favorite Time of Year?
I wrote this back in 2006 on my old blog. While some of the traditions have changed as our children have grown and moved from home, most of them stay the same. But this post has always reflected best what I love about Christmas, and I thought I'd share it. It was edited for typos, and I tried to Continue Reading
What do Alpacas & the Cascades Have to Do with Christmas?
Well, on today’s (almost last) Wonderland Wednesday post, I’m here to share with a guest post from the Wonderland Wishes’ debut author, Dori Harrell! Don’t miss her novella in the collection and, knitters! She included a pattern for the hat the cover model wears! Isn’t that super cool? So, What Continue Reading
3 Simple Reasons I’m Thankful for Love’s Thankful Heart
Thanksgiving is coming, the turkey’s getting fat. Please put a storyon my Kindle… yeah? Okay, so skip the very bad parody and let’s get into the real deal. I don’t know about you, but I’ve never heard of a Thanksgiving novella collection. But when Celebrate Lit asked me to help with cover art, I Continue Reading
When Your Novel Is Awful, Shovel a Little Death into It
I made this video the other night. It says it all. I’ll wait while you have a laugh at my expense. … … … Yeah. So after I finished with that, I did just what I said. I went for the classic NaNoWriMo scene generation ploy… The Traveling Shovel of Death. This little bit of NaNo Continue Reading
5 Reasons to Read These Wonderful Austen-Inspired Novellas
A few months ago, I got an email from my “Regency expert.” The woman I go to with any Regency question. Her question? Did I want to take a look at her Mansfield Park inspired Christmas story? Let’s see… my favorite Austen heroine and her misunderstood sweetheart? YES! I’ve been waiting for Continue Reading
When You Wish Upon a Christmas Star…
We’re back for Wonderland Wednesday in our Wonderland Wishes promotion, and this week we’re featuring Kathleen Freeman’s Once upon a Christmas Star. Ever since I read the synopsis, I have been dying to read this story, so when it came time for Kathleen’s feature, I asked if I could review it. She Continue Reading
