It’s here. Mrs. Perfect is here, on the shelves, and tomorrow night I celebrate the launch of Mrs. Perfect with a fun new release party at Bellevue’s Barnes & Noble followed by chocolate-tinis and dessert at Ooba’s. I’ve done this four times now. I should be an old pro by now. Instead I’m nervous. I am […]
Category: Writing Life
A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Being Reviewed
I changed. Getting published–and reviewed–changed me. In the beginning, way back in March 2001 when I had my first Harlequin Presents published, the bad reviews floored me. I felt humiliated in a very public way. The Romantic Times and Amazon reviews haunted me, playing through my head endlessly. It took me 15 years to sell that first […]
Fans of Flirting with Forty
From the beginning Flirting with Forty has had a touch of magic. It was a story close to my heart, and a story not entirely all mine, but personal enough I could write with strong, clear emotion and even stronger conviction. Every book I write means something to me but truly, Flirting with Forty, has […]
The Rita Rules
Within Romance Writers of America, which is the granddaddy of the organizations dedicated to promoting excellence in fiction for women, there is one award that reigns supreme and that’s the Ritas. The Ritas are a bit like the Oscars except we aren’t judging the best films of the year but the best books. I’ve been […]
Cool Thoughts
I think I’ve shared this site before, I have to share it again. Talent Development Resources is such an incredible place for writers, creative thinkers, and curious, positive people. It’s probably my favorite place on the web. In one of the current articles, Embracing Our Positive Abnormality, (of course that would appeal to me!!), there’s […]
Launch Poll
I need some advice, especially from those of you who live in the Greater Seattle area and get the million postcards and invites to my different events. Here’s the question: Should I have a book release party after the Bellevue Barnes & Noble event for Mrs. Perfect? Or have I become excessively annoying? I feel […]
From The Bookshelf
I read a couple books while in Hawaii and I read them slowly. The first was Twilight by Stephanie Meyers, a NY Times bestseller for the young adult market, but a book so well written it had my friend Megan Crane raving about the series while I was in LA on my Odd Mom Out […]
Small Pleasures
Joe has the boys for the weekend so I woke up to a quiet house and this morning it was nice. I’m still jet-lagged from Hawaii time and sorting out yesterday morning’s mayhem. Yesterday morning as I hustled my 12 year old out the door to drive him to school in my pjs, I discovered […]
White Water
I’m not a kick ass surfer. In fact, on this trip out to Hawaii I couldn’t seem to stand on a wave. I spent all my time in the water fighting white water. I did everything I knew how–looked for a channel, waited for a calm between sets, sat back on my board, you name […]
Home Wrecker
First of all, the title home wrecker does not apply to my guest author over at my bulletin board this week. Jenny Gardnier is not a home wrecker. She’s a very respectable, very pretty and likable woman who writes incredibly funny books like her just released bestseller, Sleeping with Ward Cleaver, which is doing wonderful things over […]
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