2012 was a really rough year for our family. After finally paying off the bills from the 2011 financial medical and dental fiasco, 2012 seemed to be going fine... until June 6th hit. My grandson tripped over a downed power line near their house and was electrocuted. After nearly a month in the Continue Reading
Christmas in Jackalopany…
In the silly world of not-so-fairy tale-like princesses, there are silly names like Rednecky, Froggilandria, Jackalopany, and Kaiandra. And in that world, live three very lovely young ladies. I got this picture in my inbox this week from a lovely family in the South. The mother said, " We Continue Reading
Another Everard Sneak Peek…
Craig is being so generous! Look at this. Can you imagine how AMAZING!???!!!???!!! I am so stinkin' EXCITED! Continue Reading
Sneak Peek of the Map for Everard…
Craig has been working hard. This man is amazing. I'm always blown away by what he comes up with. He sent a sneak peek of the map to share and I'm SO glad he did. Want to see? LOOK!!! This is just the KEY for the map. Look at the detail he puts into every single piece. I mean, come on! Continue Reading
Question Du Jour: How Do You…
Write so fast!!! I get an email at least once or twice a day from someone asking how I possibly write so fast. "You publish a new book every other day!" Ok, so no one has said that exactly, but the implication is there: how do I manage to pound out 90,000 words every other week. Today I give Continue Reading
Why Do Your Characters Do What They Do?
People ask me often, "Do your characters hold the same convictions and preferences that you do?" The answer: No. Not even close. My characters do things I heartily disagree with, don't have the guts to do, are exactly what I'd like to do if my thoughts and preferences were all that mattered Continue Reading
Manuscript for Murder
Alexa Hartfield. You've read about her in almost every book I've published. Though young, she's a bit eccentric, very eclectic, and definitely elusive. The perfect persona for a mystery writer. Her books border on thrillers that give much more detail of horrors than I ever could. I've had Continue Reading
Fan Mail
I get emails daily... dozens. I love it. I love when someone writes and says, "Thank you for not putting Aggie with William" (sorry, Barb). I love when someone says, "I don't get it. Why can't he see what a twit he's being?" EXACTLY! That's what I wanted the reader to think. I love it when Continue Reading
Fairy Tales Can Come True…
Even if you're the world's shyest prince. My first foray into the realm of fairy tales was what you might call, "accidental." Once it was finished, I immediately had several other ideas. I even began two sequels (of sorts). Rupert's story and the story of a princess in "Congolia" that fits Continue Reading
Unusual Fairy Tales & Things
Once upon a very long time ago, in a land so very far away, a very unusual princess lived. And so goes the tale of a princess who is a little tired of being a princess. Paisley's majority ball is coming, and well, she's in the minority as to the excitement of that day. She'd like to forgo it Continue Reading
Mondays on Steroids…
Oy. First Amazon muffs us last week. This week, I muff us. What's with the Monday Madness lately? I've scheduled tomorrow's (should have been today's) release. It was going to be something else, but Ashley made an executive decision and swapped 'em. Who knows what is coming next? I sure Continue Reading
Just the Write Contest–WINNER
Remember this contest? I bet you thought I forgot! I planned to post the winner in July even though the post said that it would be announced on September 1. It didn't happen. Not because I forgot--oh, no. Remember that whole bit about having a huge long list of posts set up... and then I wrote Continue Reading
