Travel Theme: Sweet

July has been busy! As a true Leo, I’ve loved every minute of all the action, sharing the good news, releases, reviews of other authors and friends as well as my own France Book Tour. My special writing group, Her Books, pulled our resources together and published a FREE Book Club Picks sampler that features

Travel Photo Theme: Multiples

Who doesn’t love digital photography? I’ve been having a lot of fun with photo challenges lately, either by going out and taking new photos or scrolling through my ridiculously enormous fairly large photo library. It’s also a relaxing break from my obsessive addiction writing. This week several websites I visit regularly led me, from one

Weekly Photo Challenge: GEOMETRY

This week’s photo challenge is guest hosted by Quintin Lake of Quintin Lake Architectural Photography. Click on the link  for more about this week’s theme and his photography tips! Geometry: This challenge is about the shapes and rhythms that make up the geometry of our world. Here’s my shot looking through the porches of the change huts

A little taste of Italy continued …

Last week author Barbara Conelli dropped by and wrote a fabulous post about being a travel writer. Today she’s taking a little time out from searching for Rome’s best secrets, to answer a few questions. She’s not staying here long and I don’t blame her … in fact I’m still working on beaming myself over

A touch of Italy with Barbara Conelli

This week we’re going to take a short detour from the south of France and spend some time in Italy with my friend, travel writer Barb Conelli, whose book launch we are celebrating! Cue the fireworks, brass band, and bring on the vino! Va bene! The author of Chique Secrets of La Dolce Vita, Barbara

A warm welcome to Bonnie Trachtenberg

Today I’m delighted to have author Bonnie Trachtenberg as a guest. We’ve become friends through our connections with the awe-mazing WoMen’s Literary Cafe and also the fabulous Love A Happy Ending, both of which are sites you should definitely visit as a writer or a reader.  Here’s an idea of the type of woman she is.

La Dolce Vita with author Barbara Conelli

Enjoy this interview with Barb Conelli who understands exactly how to help everyone experience la dolce vita. Congratulations on the publication of your delightful novel Chique Secrets Of Dolce Vita! I think a lot of readers are going to be making plans to visit Italy once they read it. Tell us what you have been