Just Me and My Fitbit
This week in A Family of Strangers, next summer’s release from Mira Books, I needed a scene with my point of view character, Ryan. Ryan is casual in both dress and manner, and she shops… well, I’ll let her tell you what she says about her clothing choices early in the book. Today I wore…
Read MoreSunday Inspiration: Unbecoming
“Maybe the journey isn’t about becoming anything. Maybe it’s about unbecoming everything that isn’t really you, so that you can be who you were meant to be in the first place.” -Butterflies and Pebbles
Read MoreWinners, Renovations and Revisions
Winners: Congratulations to Ola Norman, who was chosen by my old buddy random.org to win a copy of Diane Chamberlain’s new book, The Dream Daughter. Ola was lucky number 13, which just goes to disprove that particular superstition. Diane’s book has gotten great reviews and was chosen as a People magazine book club pick. Didn’t…
Read MoreSunday Inspiration: Your Beliefs
“Your beliefs become your thoughts, Your thoughts become your words, Your words become your actions, Your actions become your values, Your values become your habits, Your habits become your destiny.” Mahatma Gandhi
Read MoreReading Challenge: Win The Dream Daughter by Diane Chamberlain
Are you reading along on the Read Along with Emilie Richards 2018 Reading Challenge. It’s still not too late to start. You’ll find information plus a printable list here. Usually on the last Wednesday of the month I make suggestions for several of our challenge categories. This month instead I have the distinct pleasure of…
Read MoreSunday Inspiration: The important thing…
“The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.” -Albert Einstein Curiosity is one of the most essential qualities for a good writer. Curiosity is what opens the Pandora’s Box of imagination, ideas and creativity. If we’re not motivated to investigate the wonders that surround us, to discover the possibilities…
Read MoreNovelist For Hire
Part of the fun of writing Night Magic, the third book in my New Orleans Nights series? I suddenly had a great excuse to visit New Orleans again. I’ve told you some about the trip, but did I show you this photo? A Poet for Hire Isn’t this a cute idea? Poets aren’t the richest people…
Read MoreSunday Inspiration: To Make a Difference
What Would You Take?
Last year about this time I was in Las Vegas. Not gambling–I didn’t even play the nickel slots. My husband and I had flown there from a summer in Western New York to start our hiking trip through the five national parks of Utah. Learning our route, our children insisted we stay at least one…
Read MoreSunday Inspiration: The Lotus
“The lotus is the most beautiful flower, whose petals open one by one. But it will only grow in the mud. In order to grow and gain wisdom, first you must have the mud — the obstacles of life and its suffering. … The mud speaks of the common ground that humans share, no matter…
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