Do you know the term "Manic Pixie Dream Girl"?It's a movie trope where the female lead is a wacky, energetic, beautiful young woman who inexplicably falls for the dull, brooding hero and teaches him to live freely and love madly. I'm writing “Death o...

Happy Mother's Day. Whatever your family situation, I hope you're having a great weekend.Did you know my mom (now age 80) is also a writer? We each have a mystery on sale for 99 cents – that’s 67% off the regular price – from May 10-17! Try them both...

We are proud to announce that “Felony Melanie in Pageant Pandemonium,” a Sweet Home Alabama prequel novel, has been released!Before Melanie Smooter became hot fashion designer Melanie Carmichael, she was known as Felony Melanie, the teenage troublema...

Felony Melanie in Pageant Pandemonium is available to order in ebook or paperback! Check out the new series featuring "Felony Melanie" a decade before the events of the movie Sweet Home Alabama. This is the romantic comedy series I’m writin...

You have one day left to sign up for my live Zoom workshop on Saturday! (A recording will be available for those who can't make the live time, 11:30-2:30 PDT): What I Learned from Nancy Drew—Tools for Fast-Paced PlottingWith Chris EbochSaturday,...

​Where would you rather be - in a spooky house with no power during a ​snowstorm, or in the hot Alabama woods in summer with a cabin burning ​ ​down? (Or maybe being stuck at home sounds pretty good by this point.) Well, in any case, y...

Here's the link to the preview story, Felony Melanie Destroys the Moonshiner's Cabin:https://storyoriginapp.com/directdownloads/a93a8575-392e-4132-a3d4-3a3ab57f071cYou can get it as a mobi (Kindle), PDF, or ePub file to read on your computer or devic...

How is everyone doing out there? I had a rough week. The one job I had this spring in educational publishing got put on hold. All the other educational publishers are on hold as well. That's usually a major source of income for me. In theory, we free...

I don't even know what day this is of stay-at-home. Of course, I've worked from home for years. (My primary income is from freelance work in educational publishing.) The difference now is I also have my husband working from home. Fortunately, we each...

Need a comfort read? Tea and Temptation at the Cat Café is on sale for only 99 cents, April 2-5.You’ll find a friends to lovers mature romance (characters in their 30s and 40s), plus rescue cats in this sweet romance. Get this comfort read now o...