The Writer Behind the Words Kickstarter
I’m running a Kickstarter for The Writer Behind the Words (Third Edition) to help writers stay motivated during tough times. I hope you’ll check it out. Find out more here.
The first words…
The first words you write don’t have to be perfect.
A Shopaholic Finds Love: Behind the Scenes of GAINING INTEREST
Can’t resist a sale? Have a budget, but rarely stick to it? Do store clerks know you by zip code? Does your credit card have a name: Maxed Out? If this sounds like you, you’re not alone. The holidays are a season of giving, but for shopaholics they’re the equivalent of an alcoholic at a beer keg party—temptation everywhere. Sales, discounts, buy one get one free, layaway…all to the tune of holiday music. It was during one holiday season when I came up with the premise for GAINING INTEREST. A close friend of mine had just spent over $600 dollars on clothes she didn’t need (and couldn’t afford). I convinced…
Mr. Darcy’s Proposal author Susan Mason Milks
I’d planned on making this another 3 Quick Questions post, but as I learned more about debut author Susan Mason Milks and her new release MR DARCY’S PROPOSAL, I knew I couldn’t stop at three. Jayne Ann Krentz first brought her to my attention on her Facebook page and when I discovered Susan was a Jane Austen fan like myself (Ms. Austen was a big influence on THE DAUGHTERS OF WINSTON BARNETT) I had to talk to her. Enjoy! About the book Mr. Darcy’s Proposal Available in both print and eBook formats! This retelling of Pride and Prejudice asks “what if” events prevented Fitzwilliam Darcy from proposing to Elizabeth Bennet that…
The Dairyman and the Gentleman
It was a rainy day in Seattle when I first saw him. I’d planned on reading that day, but my aunt’s dog had chewed up one of my favorite books and I was in a rather foul mood. So I turned on the TV and a man walking with a lame horse appeared on the screen. He was talking to me about his town of Anatevka and the traditions there. Soon I got to meet his wife Golda and his five daughters: Tzeitel, Hodel, Chava, Sphrintze and Bielke. I watched the movie Fiddler on the Roof transfixed. I was ten, but I knew these people. I knew this man. I…