Okay, so everyone already knows that…at least everyone my age or older. But the indignities just keep coming! I mean, ten years ago I didn’t even know what a vitreous was, or that it could collapse inside my eye, leaving … Continue reading
This week I removed the phase Johnny on the spot from my current work in progress. If you know anything about me, you know I live and breathe clichés. I love the way they roll off the tongue and how … Continue reading
It’s time to edit and revise the collection of words that is the first draft of my current work-in-progress. That is to say, Take My Hand, the third book in the Trust No One series is starting to take shape. … Continue reading
We’ve been kicking the bucket for thousands of years, but the phrase gained notoriety in 2007. That’s the year Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman made famous a screenplay written by Justin Zackham. The Bucket List was an overnight sensation and … Continue reading
Ever wonder how the expression carrying a torch originated? It’s February already. Groundhog’s Day is behind us—the cute little rascal didn’t see his shadow. (Did you know that 90% of the time he does?) And Valentine’s Day is just around … Continue reading
I learned something after posting ‘Twas the Night, a short story, on my blog last week. I learned I have a few incredible friends and family members. People who were sure they recognized a little too much of “me” … Continue reading
Another Thanksgiving day has come and gone, completely overshadowed by the day we’ve come to know as Black Friday. Touted as the busiest shopping day of the year, the day when retailers finally start to operate in the black and … Continue reading
The heroine in one of my current works in progress is both fearful of and intimidated by a deputy U.S. marshal. The hero admonishes her to put her game face on. The expression originated with athletes. They … Continue reading
It’s a great place to be! Many of you already know I accepted an offer last week for a three-book romantic suspense series from Avon Impulse, a division of Harper Collins. To say I’m on cloud nine is the understatement … Continue reading
I love clichés! I use them in speech, I sprinkle them liberally throughout my romantic suspense manuscripts (I’m so thankful for critique partners), and I’m fairly sure I even dream in clichés. Sometimes there’s no more accurate, succinct or … Continue reading