Just got back from a round trip to Vermont to take my daughter back to college, so I’m just a little late for my post. The first part of the trip was filled with music and college kid banter (there were three in the car), which I mentally recorded …
Halloween is over. A lot of romantic heroes came to my door Friday night. Vampires and firemen, super heroes and soldiers, werewolves and cowboys. There was a doctor, a policeman, a native American with a bright feathered headdress he made himself, several karate masters. Some of …
I just got back from the Kiss of Death retreat in Portland, Maine. KOD is the mystery-suspense chapter of Romance Writers of America. It’s for those who like a little mystery, action, adventure, or thrills with their love story.
It was a fun and informative weekend and hosted a …
I just moved from a three story house to an apartment. It’s great. But that’s not the point. The other day I found myself singing show tunes in the shower. This in itself isn’t so weird, except that in the old house I always did villain …
I’m getting a late start today. Just flew back from San Francisco and a week of the Romance Writers of America National conference.
Like quite a few people, I went out early.
On Monday a couple of us drove up to Calistoga in wine country for a spa …
I just took my daughter to her college orientation last week. The campus was still filled with students who hadn’t left for the summer as well as all the soon-to-be college freshmen. It was an exciting time, lots of energy and enthusiasm and tender moments.
Not just seeing …
I never enter contests or drawings or buy raffle tickets except for a good cause. They always seem so . . . so . . . random. But this year I decided to bite the bullet and enter two writing contests. And Wow! I’m happy …
I’m always flashed by how many good things the romance writing/reading community gets involved with. Besides writing Romance, which everyone needs and which makes the world a better place, Brenda Novak’s annual auction reminds me of how active we are in other areas. Be it literacy, women’s …
Arggh! I’m trying to put my house on the market. I know. I couldn’t pick a worse time, but there you have it.
Of course, first I had to de-clutter. What? Give up all those ideas in progress that I keep hardcopy for carrying …
I’m in Kansas City, doing my other profession. Setting a ballet on the Kansas City Ballet. For two weeks I’ve been working in a dance studio and not at my desk. It’s a little jarring to change hats. To go from spending your day working …
