I love my readers. I really do. You guys are the reason I keep writing even when everything gets chaotic or hard. I so appreciate your support and friendship and sense of fun. During my book tours and book discussions, readers frequently ask me how much my life experiences influence the stories and characters I […]
Category: Travel Girl
Texas Round-up
I arrived back in Seattle late last night and Mac couldn’t cope with sleeping in his crib in his own room. I tried to let him cry it out since it was after eleven pm but after 30 minutes of him crying hard I retrieved him and put him into bed with me. He clung to […]
Making Friends
The best part of a book tour is finally meeting readers in person and having these readers become new friends. That happened Friday in Georgetown and Austin when readers joined me for lunch and later for dinner before and after my Georgetown signing at the Hill Country Bookstore. It was such a pleasure to spend […]
Texas Touring
I love Texas. I really do. I’m having the best time here with my guys, too. In between book events we’ve hit the Texas State Fair in Dallas, visited the Stockyards in Fort Worth with friends Carol and her cowboy husband Garner. In Fort Worth we checked out boots at Leddys before buying a pair […]
Not so easy on the eyes
The eyes have it. Or should I say, they’ve had it? I can’t see anymore. I’ve always worn contact lenses and am used to wearing glasses at night when I need to give my eyes a rest, but now I need contacts and reading glasses and sometimes that is still not enough. Note pic below […]
Status: Happy
It’s been unbelievably gorgeous here in Seattle the past few days. Blue, blue skies and perfect temperatures. I’d meant to write this week, too, but instead am getting ready for my Texas tour and handling all the mom stuff that comes up when you get ready to leave 2 school age kids for over a […]
Emerald City Conf
Can’t believe it’s Sunday night and the Emerald City Conference is over. My writer pals Megan and Liza spent the past four days here and are now getting ready to head home in the morning. I hate that the weekend is already come and gone as this was one of my favorite conferences ever. We had […]
Big Friends & Family Contest!
I had such a wonderful time visiting with 8 of my readers in Denver before the Mountains & Plains Author Reception that I thought it was time to revisit one of my favorite blog contests ever—a contest where you tell me which friend or member of your family deserves a small care package from me. […]
Cowboy Mac
Giddy’up cowboy! I confess, I love this picture of Mac at our fair last week. He had his first pony ride and wanted more. Mac still isn’t talking a lot but he’s so funny even without a lot of words as he can imitate any sound or inflection and mimics every animal and person around. […]
Lunch with my Denver Readers
Happy Monday everyone! I’m just about to dive into my writing but wanted to let all my Denver readers know that I’m going to be in your city this Thursday, September 23rd for the Mountains and Plains bookseller tradeshow at the Marriott Tech Center, and I’m organizing a lunch for my Denver area readers. The […]
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