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to make a long story short...

I obviously haven’t been in blog-land much lately. I’ve been editing my WIP and frankly, if I follow much more of the (good) writing advice/models I’ve been reading lately, there won’t be much of the damn thing left for anyone else to read.

Hint Fiction (props to Merrilee Faber for the heads-up on [Continue reading]

I'm back...

…Sorta. I’ve spent the last couple of months grappling with back problems, I-suck-as-a-writer syndrome (could the two possibly be related?), and finally – the pièce de résistance, the flu.

Glory be, boy-howdy, and hallelujah! Who woulda thunk that four days and nights lying in bed in a fever-induced hallucinatory stupor could be so wonderful?

First, [Continue reading]

Go Inside the Writers' Studio to learn more about independent publishing

Reading, Writing, Thoreau, Soccer Moms, Kindle Giveaway - oh my!

I’m participating, along with several other bloggers, in Cathryn Grant’s Suburban Noir Fiction and Kindle Giveaway. Lucky winners will receive a FREE copy of Cathryn’s debut novel, The Demise of the Soccer Moms, OR a FREE Wi-Fi Kindle pre-loaded with the novel.

My post today about my love for reading and writing is [Continue reading]

Sex toys and iPods

Well, if this title doesn’t up my blog stats and clog my spam filter, I don’t know what will.

I’m sorry to disappoint those of you visiting my site for the first time because of its title, but this post is actually about how authors merchandise and sell their books.

No, really.

Bye. Thanks for dropping by, [Continue reading]

Snow Day - Read The Demise of the Soccer Moms

Well, we are having a winter snow emergency here today. EVERYTHING is closed – schools, the university, no flights in or out. Here along the ocean, we have snow accumulation of maybe 1/32 inch. If the wind kicks up, we could have drifts up to 1/16 inch. Yikes.

Fortunately, we are well [Continue reading]

Close to it

One of the beach cottage rental places in town has a sign that reads “There’s not much here, but what there is – you’re close to it.” The highlight of New Year’s Eve is a giant lighted beach ball being lowered from a fire truck ladder onto the beach, followed by some fireworks.

Ringing in [Continue reading]

Cross-post: Inside the Writers' Studio Interview with Craig Lancaster

Kris and Kel, the fabulous Paper Rats from Inside the Writers’ Studio, asked a number of bloggers to cross-post their holiday interview with Craig Lancaster today. Craig sounds like an interesting guy and the interview provides a wide-spread opportunity to support a worthwhile charity at the same time — how could I refuse an offer [Continue reading]

It was a dark and stormy night…

…perfect baking weather, in my mind. So I made apricot-orange oat scones and then, since the kitchen was already a mess, cranberry chocolate chip cookies. C’mon over. I just put on a pot of coffee.

I was awake a lot during the night since bands of rain kept slamming the bedroom windows. [Continue reading]

Paper Rats, JCO, Nancy Drew and me: The 'Inside the Writers' Studio' Interview

I was honored, flattered and just plain excited when the lovely and talented Paper Rats, Kris and R.J., invited me Inside the Writers’ Studio for an interview. ME? They wanted to interview me?

YES!

So here’s the link to today’s interview: Natasha Drew on mystery, muses, and Joyce Carol Oates. [Continue reading]