Weekly Photo Challenge: Happy

“A good snapshot keeps a moment from running away.” ― Eudora Welty Eudora Welty was a well-known author of short stories and novels about the American south. She was also an avid photographer, like many writers. Often the seed of a story begins with a thought captured in a photo. So, photo lovers, here we go

Weekly Photo Challenge: MINE

I wondered how long I could resist this! I’ve been enjoying everyone else’s contributions in this photo challenge group so much, my resolve has slipped. I’m in! Click on this link if you want to join the Weekly Photo Challenge or to see how other entrants express themselves with the click of the shutter. You never

Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Today marks the beginning of National Breast Cancer Month and this link has an excellent supply of information. Our family and so many friends have battled against this pervasive disease and I’m sure many of you would say the same. Great strides have been made in the treatment of this and other cancers but much is

On to the next event …

We’ve exchanged whines for wine in our home today! Woohooooo!  I’ve climbed out the trench that has been my workplace for the past few weeks as I worked on the developmental edit of my new novel, The Promise of Provence. My long-suffering husband is discovering I am capable of more than muted one-syllable responses and

The Promise Of Provence

If it’s Friday, it must be France … Alloooo, I’m still deep in my revisions and very excited about how things are going for my next novel! In fact, I believe I’ve finally settled on a title *HUGE sigh of relief*. Now I can go back to counting chocolates to fall asleep instead of having

Coming up for air …

While I’ve been working on the revisions for my next novel, I’ve also been preparing for an exciting speaking event coming up soon. No wonder my e-mail box is overflowing and I’m waaaay behind on all the blogs I love to follow. Sorry, gang, I’ll get caught up … sometime … The fourth annual Power

Feeling slightly homicidal …

I’m attempting to resist distractions like golf, grandchildren, and fabulous friends who are too interesting and/or too much fun to ignore. The reason? REVISIONS! As Stephen King would say, “kill your darlings, kill your darlings, even when it breaks your egocentric little scribbler’s heart, kill your darlings.” His “On Writing:A Memoir Of The Craft” is

Thank you/Merci beaucoup!

I’m dashing out the door to meet with my editor but want to say an enormous THANK YOU to all the readers and supporters who responded to The Bridge Club as Book Of The Day yesterday on eReaderNews.  The Bridge Club shot up to #4 on Amazon’s Movers and Shakers/Digital Text! Woohoo! Thanks a million,

Choopy’s Cupcakes and Coffee Shop

If it’s Friday, it must be France … Mon Dieu, what a day I’ve had! There’s malware in my Hotmail apparently sending messages to everyone in my address book that I’m in distress in Greece and need money! It took a few hours of phone calls to Microsoft for them to figure out why I

Your Date Coach is here … got questions?

Apart from my love of writing and hearing from readers, I thrive on the connections that are constantly occurring in this literary world. Through social media, conferences, writing groups, there are always new and interesting people to get to know … and, of course, everyone has a story. The fabulous Christine Hart is visiting with