Signs of Spring |
Today was the day I earmarked for planting my herb garden. So right after our usual Sunday breakfast at Norma’s Cafe (yum!) I headed out to Nicholson-Hardie nursery. They didn’...
Posted by on Sun, 16 Mar 2008 21:00:00 GMT |
A Room Full of Black Belts |
Tonight Rob and I attended a martial arts banquet sponsored by the A-KATO (American Karate and Tae Kwon Do Organization). It was on the 48th floor of a tall building downtown, and this was the v...
Posted by on Sat, 08 Mar 2008 20:49:00 GMT |
Revisions and more revisions |
All day today I've been working on revisions for THE PREGNANCY SURPRISE. It's really nothing too difficult, and I agree with 99 percent of what my editor asked me to do. (I figure I can li...
Posted by on Mon, 03 Mar 2008 20:07:00 GMT |
Who knew computers could be so interesting? |
Today I attended my Mystery Writers of America chapter meeting. The workshop subject was computers and technology, and I was figuring it would be boring but perhaps necessary or useful informati...
Posted by on Sat, 01 Mar 2008 21:54:00 GMT |
They’re reading me in Poland |
I'm always excited and intrigued to receive foreign copies of my books in the mail. It's always a surprise--they just show up. Then comes the fun of scrutinizing the cover and trying to fi...
Posted by on Fri, 29 Feb 2008 18:47:00 GMT |
Fearless Revisions |
One of the reasons revision can be so painful is that I'm afraid I'll screw it up. One way to combat that fear is to save a copy of the book unaltered, then go at it with a machete and just do i...
Posted by on Wed, 27 Feb 2008 19:43:00 GMT |
For Sabeeha |
I just found out today that a dear writer friend passed away on Saturday. She caught a particularly virulent and deadly form of meningitis, fought it for three weeks, and ultimately lost. ...
Posted by on Tue, 26 Feb 2008 20:00:00 GMT |
Public Speaking Faux Pas |
The second day of the DFW Writer's Workshop conference was today, and my favorite workshop was a man (Harry Hall) who gave pointers on public speaking. He was very well qualified to instruct on ...
Posted by on Sun, 24 Feb 2008 20:49:00 GMT |
Conference overload |
Today I attended the DFW Writer's Workshop conference in Grapevine, TX. (Don't you just love that name for a town--Grapevine? It's a pretty little town, too.)
I gave my workshop first thin...
Posted by on Sat, 23 Feb 2008 20:21:00 GMT |
Blogging at RomancingTheBlog |
Wednesday I'm blogging at www.RomancingTheBlog.com. I talk about all the crazy things I've done to make ends meet over the years so that I would not have to get a "real" job. Please visit ...
Posted by on Tue, 19 Feb 2008 20:07:00 GMT |
