Birthday Winners and Memories

I’ve had a lot of birthdays. Some I don’t really remember, others I do. I’ve had three surprise “parties” (they weren’t really parties, but they were surprises), a few with rather large parties, many with just family, some celebrated on my birthday a...

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Apr 26, 2022
39 Giveaways!

Once upon a time, many years ago, there was a little girl. She had three brothers and lived with her parents in a comfortable home. On the girl’s 3rd birthday something happened. She was given a sister for her birthday. For years after that the two s...

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Apr 22, 2022
Special Post on Friday

Hey readers! I’m going to keep this short because I have a special post to share on Friday! You don’t want to miss it because . . . Yep. It will be my birthday on Friday and I thought we should celebrate. Not only will some of my books and audios be...

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Apr 19, 2022
Follow the Idea – The Unexpected Request

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...

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Apr 12, 2022
What Are You Eating?

No, I’m not turning into some sort of crazy diet person who is going to promote this, that, and the other diet that “will change your life.” Nor am I turning this blog into some food blog. (I don’t like cooking except in my books.) You can relax and...

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Apr 05, 2022
5th Tuesday – First Stories Part 1

Hello, and welcome to the first 5th Tuesday in 2022. In this series I am going to be sharing some of my earlier writings with you all. *gulps and wonders if this is such a good idea* Now remember, I did NOT like writing, but most of the stories and t...

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Mar 29, 2022
Letter from Camp – March 2022

Dear Readers, Here I am at KDWC again. It’s been a good month so far. This is the largest camp we’ve ever had and I have 16 girls in my tent this time. That makes for some fun pillow fights, and some great conversations. One of my campers is due with...

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Mar 22, 2022
2-22-22 Story Winners!

You may remember that a few weeks ago on TWOsday, February 22, 2022, I had a writing challenge. The challenge was to write a story (or more than one if you wanted) that was either 22 words, 222 words, or 2,222 words long about one of the pictures I s...

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Mar 15, 2022
What It’s Like to be a Pantser

Have you ever wondered what being a pantser might be like? Or maybe you are wondering what on earth a pantser is! Let me define a pantser first. Pantser:Someone who writes “by the seat of their pants”. They don’t plan their stories ahead of time. The...

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Mar 08, 2022
Single Line Story Tag

I’ve been tagged! This time I get to write a few very short stories for you. Ready? Rules: 1. Thank the person who nominated you. √ Thanks, Hannah! 2. Write 5 single line stories that fall under any of these genres: fantasy romance √ thriller mystery...

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Mar 01, 2022