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 retrea...

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...

It's been a while since I sent a newsletter, but I have a couple of classes coming up and wanted to share the info – plus I posted a new video on the Ten-Minute Writer YouTube channel.Cliffhangers: Keep the Pages Turning! An online forum workshop Apr...