Voice recognition mistake of the day: "I think overall this men's group would benefit from some trimming." I meant manuscript, not men's group. 😉This Facebook memory came up: “I picked up this nice chunk of crystals on our hike yesterday and Sc...
Southernism of the Week: “More twists than a pretzel factory.”This is generally used to refer to someone dishonest, but it would be a compliment if someone said this about our novels! (Readers have mentioned plot twists … just not pretzels.)Visit the...
Voice recognition mistake of the day: Then I got ready for my “not a date” with God and his kids. That’s Todd, not God! I’m a couple of chapters into the next Accidental Detective novel, which brings Kate back to her home neighborhood after the...
Southernism of the Week: “So dry the catfish are carrying canteens.” We hope you’ve had some gentle spring rains! Visit the Amazon series page for Felony Melanie: Sweet Home Alabama romantic comedy novels or find the links to other ebook retailers.Sp...
Voice recognition mistake of the day: “I'm enjoying the ground lump all angle.” I was enjoying the Edgar Allan Poe angle in a mystery novel. 🤷♀️ I turned in book 1 of a new mystery series to my editor! The Scry Murder series: A quirky loner wh...
Southernism of the Week: "So crooked he has to unscrew his britches at night." Visit the Amazon series page for Felony Melanie: Sweet Home Alabama romantic comedy novels or find the links to other ebook retailers.See Kris’s Guest post on adapting Pri...
Voice recognition mistake of the day: "But even in cases where we *might* have avoided something if we'd done something different, shame and gills don't help." 🐠 Sounds fishy, doesn’t it? Bear Bear the ferret thinks so. I was at a writing retre...
Southernism of the Week: Lick that calf again? (This can be used like “Say what?”) Visit the Amazon series page for Felony Melanie: Sweet Home Alabama romantic comedy novels or find the links to other ebook retailers. Doug went to WonderCon, a c...
Voice recognition mistake of the day: “…that will take time and meetings with the accountants and account bears.” Are account bears better than lawyers? Big news: Pride and Prejudice at The Cat Café is out! It is a truth universally acknow...
Southernism of the Week: He’s so crooked that if he swallowed a nail he’d spit up a corkscrew. Happy birthday to Reese Witherspoon! Doug says, “I couldn't imagine a more perfect person to play Felony Melanie when I wrote Sweet Home Alabama.”Visi...