It’s the 4th of July weekend and I’m finishing my chapter 2 today of my new Harlequin, an intense ‘secret baby’ story set in Sicily. I’ve spent the past week working on chapter 2, tearing it apart, putting it back together, editing, tweaking, and just couldn’t figure out what was wrong until I realized that the stakes […]
Category: Writing Life
Fittings
I leave in two weeks for Hawaii for the summer. It sounds fabulous but is also kind of wrenching as my two oldest sons will be with their dad for the first month and then come to me for the second–and I’ll be away for one of those weeks they’re with me attending Romance Writers […]
No Fools this April Fool’s Day
I’m just finishing my last minute packing before Mac and I dash out the door to catch our 4 pm flight to Hawaii. It’s going to be wonderful to see Ty. It’s been a month since we were all last together and that’s a lot of time for Ty to miss out on his baby […]
Keeping It All Together
Weird. I wake up and my heart’s practically racing. I get out of bed and the mind’s already running ahead, shifting through all I have to do. Kids. Baby. Dog. Food. Writing. Email. Edits. New proposal. Book. Events. Cleaning. Laundry. Baby. Bills. Bills. Headache. August. Book tour. Publicity. Baby. Boys. Homework. Grades. Worry. And the […]
Spring Events
I have a very busy schedule in the coming months. Lots of public events, and then private events like book clubs and reader groups and dinners I’ve offered to local charities. Although I don’t love leaving my kids so much in the evenings and on weekends–as you know I’m a tad attached to them–it’s all […]
Fresh Starts
Yesterday I began planning and plotting my new book(s) in earnest. I’m putting together a series of books that have some connected characters. As I’ve shared before, I love this stage in writing. It’s the pre-writing, brainstorming, mulling, analyzing stage. Very few words go down on paper now. Rather I put together binders with character […]
She’s Gone Country
I’ve just finished going through the galleys, proofing it one last time before it goes to press for its summer release and I love this book. I love this book. I’m really proud of this one, too. I want to write more novels like this She’s Gone Country. I want to continue writing books the way […]
My Little Valentine
Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day and then my birthday is on the 17th so I’m hitting one of my favorite weeks of the year. My long time readers know I love February’s pink and red colors, the lush tulips in stores, the fun conversation heart candy, and well, hearts. I love the shape of them. I […]
The Best Hour
I’ve just spent the day writing and I have candles burning and music playing. With my head phones on I’ve been listening–over and over–to songs I downloaded from last Sunday’s Grammy awards. It was probably the best Grammys I’ve ever watched and the music has stayed with me. I loved the tribute to Michael Jackson and […]
The Writing
Some days its everything. Even when its nothing, its something. Its the strangest thing. At times consuming. Other times undermining. When I’m writing daily, consistently, productively I feel healthy. Calm. Good. When I don’t write, whether its due to procrastination or frustration, I feel almost ill. Guilty. Angry. A writer friend recently hung up her […]
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