Sunday Inspiration: “Laugh When You Can.”
Laugh when you can. Apologize when you should. And let go of what you can’t change. Love deeply and forgive quickly. Take chances and give your everything. Life is too short to be anything but happy. You have to take the good with the bad. Love what you got. Always remember what you had. Forgive,…
Read MoreFiction Friday: Popular Novels and Bestseller Lists
Welcome to Fiction Friday. I thought for fun today instead of excerpts, I would look for popular novels in four different places. Last week I listed ten novels from the most recent entrants in my July book giveaway. In order to be eligible to win one of three copies of Somewhere Between Luck and Trust, Book Two of the Goddesses…
Read MoreHelp! You Know I Need Somebody. . .
This has been a busy writing week for me on a brand new novel. This is the fourth book in my Goddesses Anonymous series, and I’m really enjoying the way it’s all coming together. I’m delighted to see my chapters growing and my characters taking shape. I’ve already had a few surprises and a few revelations, which…
Read MoreSunday Inspiration: Giving Is the Best Communication
I can’t stand watching most commercials. They seem to always be trying to sell me something I don’t need and don’t want. So I use my DVR to skip right over them. But every once in a while, there is a commercial that goes right for the heart and that promotes what’s best in us…
Read MoreFiction Friday: What Are You Reading?
Welcome to Fiction Friday, the “What are you reading?” edition. My last email newsletter offered readers a chance to win one of three copies of Somewhere Between Luck and Trust. I asked them “what are you reading?” All they had to do to enter was tell me a book on their summer list. Everybody who did…
Read MoreStarting a Novel, the Truth
Starting a novel. Here’s my dream. Dream with me a moment, okay? I’m sitting against a massive oak in a field of wildflowers, skirt spread around me, birds chirping, brook running merrily just a few feet away. In my lap I have a notebook and a fountain pen. The notebook cover is a vintage quilt…
Read MoreSunday Inspiration: Freedom
Freedom makes a huge requirement of every human being. With freedom comes responsibility. For the person who is unwilling to grow up, the person who does not want to carry his own weight, this is a frightening prospect. -Eleanor Roosevelt I hope you are having a wonderful 4th of July weekend. One of my favorite…
Read MoreFiction Friday: Meet Kathryn Shay and Bayview Heights
Welcome to Fiction Friday. Today I want to share a collection of novels, the Bayview Heights Trilogy, which is on sale today. After being in an anthology together last year author Kathryn Shay and I learned that we live in the same place during winters, and not that far apart in the summers. So we now…
Read MoreHow Skilled Are We at Choosing a Mate?
The three major characters in No River Too Wide are not as diverse as they first appear. While they are varied in age and outlook on life, Harmony, Jan and Taylor have one major thing in common. Each woman is examining exactly what she looks for or looked for when choosing a man to love. Falling in…
Read MoreSunday Inspiration: The Joy of Growing
I grow plants for many reasons: to please my eye or to please my soul, to challenge the elements or to challenge my patience, for novelty or for nostalgia, but mostly for the joy in seeing them grow. -David Hobson ‘Tis the season for gardening, and my husband and I love to get our hands…
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