My family of techno-wizards will be the first to tell you that I am a technological dunce. Modern technology and I do not get along. I still miss my rotary phone – the one in the kitchen with the twenty foot cord. At least I couldn’t lose it! I’m not quite a Luddite, but I…
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Thoughts on Date a Girl Who Reads
Date a Girl Who Reads This piece isn’t mine, though how I wish I could claim the credit. I don’t know who the author, Rosemarie Urquico, is either, though I wish I did. I want to thank her. I found it as a quote on Goodreads and would like to share it with you here.…
Teenaged boys, Gin (Djinn), and Captain Underpants
Santa made a boo-boo or at least she thinks she did. She didn’t mean to do it. (How many times have you heard your kids say this?) But she’s pretty sure she did. She sent some inappropriate material to some teenaged boy out there who now thinks Santa has lost her marbles. Here’s how it…
Thankful For You
Thanksgiving has passed and shame on me for not writing this sooner. Thank you to each and every one of you; Family, Friends, Readers and Reviewers. You have made this year one of the most remarkable in my memory. I have bruises up and down my arms where I’ve continually pinched myself to make sure…
Reading and Writing
I just read a few posts on Goodreads that asked authors to comment on whether or not they read when they write. As an author -and I can’t tell you how much it tickles me to be able to write that word in reference to myself – I was interested to read the answers and…
Life gets in the way
A very strange thing happened to me a couple of weeks ago. I had a heart attack. Actually I had two, but the first one I didn’t recognise as such. Lucky me, that first one didn’t kill me. Like many women, my heart attack didn’t begin with crushing pain in my chest or a weakness…
Romance Novel Writing – How characters get in the way
Romance novel writing is hard work. Some romance writers outline their story in great detail before ever putting pen to paper or fingers to keyboard in today’s high tech world. They know exactly where they’re going and exactly how to get there and exactly how long it will take them to get there. I envy…
Romance, Romantica, Erotica – Is it all just Chick Porn?
Nothing sets a romance reader’s temper flaring quicker than being told whatever romance novel they’re currently reading is nothing more than chick porn. While I have no statistical data to back me up, it seems that most of these comments come from men. Now, those of us who read a wide variety of Romance novels…
Memorial Day
It’s Memorial Day weekend. The campgrounds are full, the picnic areas are overflowing and in certain areas of the country, the backyard pool is finally open, which for me is a treat because the weather here has been more like July that May. It’s a time for family and friends to get together and enjoy the…
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