Growing a Happy Ending: An Interview with Sara Sartagne
The writing community is strong and vast! I first crossed virtual paths with romance author Sara Sartagne, an author in England, thanks to Jeanne Oates Estridge, a Dayton-area author. When I realized Sara had an English Garden Romance series out, I took note! I’m not much of a gardener, but I love the idea of…
Read More#ThrowbackThursdayBookstagram: To Kill a Mockingbird
#ThrowbackThursdayBookstagram for this week is TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD by Harper Lee. I’ve read this book several times, and I’ve seen the 1962 movie (which is rare for me), and I loved them both. The Chicago Tribune wrote of the book, “A first novel of such rare excellence that it will no doubt make a…
Read MoreWish Me Luck
January represents many things to me, only one of which is a restart button of sorts. But during the cold winter months, I have real trouble restarting. So why choose January as a time to restart anything? I’m asking myself that these days as I surface from a cold. The virus didn’t effect me too…
Read More#ThrowbackThursdayBookstagram: The Art of Racing in the Rain
Our first #ThrowbackThursdayBookstagram of 2023 is THE ART OF RACING IN THE RAIN by Garth Stein. It’s a book I read over a decade ago now, but one I enjoyed and recommended to my friends. My children enjoyed it, too—the adult novel and the children’s adaptation that came from it. So what drew me in?…
Read MoreNo Words for the New Year
This post was supposed to be my “New Words for the New Year 8” post, but a cold has me on my bum, and I’m not feeling up to writing anything regarding what my outlook for 2023 will be. That might change in a few days, so if you’re interested in what I might be…
Read MoreBreakfast with the Billionaire Cover Reveal
It’s cover reveal day for Breakfast with the Billionaire. So of course, I had to share! This project has been in the works for some time, and when it came time to figure out a cover, I had no idea what to do. But I knew that I needed professional help, someone who knew the…
Read MoreLaughter Is a Way of Life: An Interview with Colette Evangelista
Today’s guest and I go way back. We both attended junior high together and reconnected via Facebook many years ago. One of the things I remember most about Colette Evangelista when we were tweens (though that term probably didn’t exist then) was how fun she was. Though I didn’t tell her at the time, just…
Read More#ThrowbackThursdayBookstagram: On Writing
One of the reasons I put up a #ThrowbackThursdayBookstagram feature from time to time is that it reminds me of the books I’ve read. Of course, I could never forget that I read ON WRITING by Stephen King, since it’s one of the books many writers and teachers of writing suggest to any aspiring writer.…
Read MoreKnocked Out by Love: An Interview with Kelly Ohlert
The 2021 Debut group was invaluable for me as a first-time author, so part of my interview strategy is to get authors from other debut groups and invite them to be a part of this series. Kelly Ohlert is one such person, as she’s a member of the 2022 Debut group, and her contemporary romance,…
Read MoreThree Years Ago Today
Three years ago today, I bundled Dad in the car and drove to pick up Mom from where she lived at the time. I looked at Mom and told her we were going on a road trip. That our destination would be a good one. That she’d have a better life. She smiled at me…
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