Is it just me, or does it feel like I haven’t given you a new book in a really long time? I guess I did release Summer Light late last summer. Or was it early fall? And you did get a new Christmas Collection story plus A Homewood Christmas in Novembe...

Some people have asked me if my stories ever evolve into something different than I was expecting. Or if my stories ever change as I’m writing them. Sometimes they do slightly, other times quite a bit. Did you want to see what the changes for one sto...

** Warning**Possible sarcasm and mild ranting below. Read at your own risk. Sometimes, when I’m reading, I get mildly annoyed. And sometimes I get irritated. And sometimes, well, sometimes I just feel irritatingly annoyed! I have been known to stop r...

I’ve often had others ask me questions that relate to writing. How do I do this or that? What advice would you give about this thing? What do you do when faced with that? So, I thought I’d take some time this year and answer some of those questions....

Reading. I love to read. Sometimes I read several books in a week, and other times it takes me a week to get through one book. It all depends on life and what else I have going on. And sometimes on the book(s) I’m reading. I don’t know if you joined...

My birthday is tomorrow. And I knew I was getting older, but I didn’t know I was THAT old! You probably got an email or an update saying I had a new blog post up. Don’t go read it. It’s really supposed to come out in a few weeks, but . . . when I […]

I don’t know about you, but I’ve sometimes wished I could write more in a day. I mean I have stories that are waiting to be written, novels that need finished, and readers begging for another book! Last month was a writing month for me. Not only did...

I think the part of my brain that creates blog posts for you all is on vacation. I’m not on vacation, but it seems to be. So, let’s just humor it today and say it’s on vacation. Where is it? Hmm, I’m guessing it’s in an old ghost town up in Montana r...

Today I’m just going to give you a quote to think about. I’ve shared it before, but it’s worth sharing again. If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking. ~Haruki Murakami What about you...

I was asked if I wanted to read and review this book. Since I’ve really enjoyed the author’s other stories, I said yes. And I really enjoyed this story! Old Ruddy’s Questions by Courtenay Burden My rating: 4 of 5 stars This story made me think of the...