January 27, 2012 – 2:48 pm
We’ve made an offer on a house in San Clemente, California and hope to close before the end of February. It’s a great house, a historic home, very close to the beach and the San Clemente pier, and so it looks like we’re definitely heading to California in June once boys finish school. It’s exciting [...]
January 20, 2012 – 1:05 pm
What a week! We’ve had days and days of snow and the kids have absolutely loved being out of school. I haven’t been playing though as my deadline is less than a month away and I’m deep into this new book. I really love this one, its complicated and intense, but also really fun as [...]
January 11, 2012 – 10:02 pm
I am working–writing–and it feels good. Really good. I’m one hundred pages into my story and there are areas I need to tighten and edit, and other areas I need to build up and flesh out, but its exciting to start understanding the story and feeling the characters come alive. I am going to be [...]
January 5, 2012 – 12:23 am
I don’t relax easily. Find it difficult to sit still unless I’m reading something, and even then I’m wiggling a foot up and down, a constant jiggle perfected by my fellow Porters…my dad, my brothers, even my sister to a certain extent. I’ve a quick temper, too, far too impatient, and easily irritated when I [...]
December 7, 2011 – 8:28 am
Thank you to everyone for your wonderful sister tag suggestions. Loved them. Love you. You are the best of the best. Feel so fortunate to have readers and friends like you. Speaking of reading, I just finished a fantastic Georgette Heyer, Faro’s Daughter, and it was truly wonderful. Faro’s Daughter and Arabella have to be [...]
December 1, 2011 – 9:53 am
Happy December! I’ve been working with my editor on the backcover copy for my new women’s fiction book out in September from Berkley. So far the title is my own working title, The Good Woman, and I’m hoping they keep it. I thought I’d share the back cover blurb with you, but remember that it [...]
