I’m not a good poetry reader. Basically, I think my brain is to scattered to give the words of a poem the attention they need to properly speak to me. For a long time, I was sad that I couldn’t appreciate good poetry. But then, I realized that I am an awesome poetry listener. When a poem arrives auditory to my brain, I am amazed, in awe, and transported to a better place. Today, this happened via this video. I’ve watched it five times and still get chills down my spine. Powerful. Precautions generico cialis on line may lead to …

I’m blogging on Bark today about treasures I’ve found in used books. Stop by and tell me what you enjoy most about reading someone else’s book. In the romantic comedy Serendipity, Kate Beckinsale’s character writes her phone number in a used book and tells John Cusack’s character that if faith wants them to meet again, the novel will find its way back to him. The movie isn’t very interesting after that, but that scene outside the bookstore made me think about the treasures I’ve found in used books. There are, of course, herbal oil to improve length of erection in men is …

It’s time for my inaugural post at See Jane Publish. In honor of Halloween month October, all the Janes are writing about scary things in writing and publishing. Hop on over to see what terrifies me. I’m on my way toward becoming a professional writer, an author. I know this because I’ve measured success one rejection letter at a time. Slowly—oh so slowly—the responses to my queries went from no reply to form reply to personalized rejection to editorial feedback. And then, I arrived in that magical place where agents and editors wanted to read my first three chapters. Some …

I’m on Bark today, talking about how much I learned about voice from Sophie Littlefield’s Stella Hardesty series. Stop by and join the conversation. As an extra bonus, your comment enters you into a drawing for an author-signed copy of A BAD DAY FOR SORRY, the first book in this fantastic series. “Very early in my writing life, I shared a story with some local writers during an event at the library where I lived in California. My prose told of an adventure involving pirates, pick-pocketing urchins, and buxom wenches. The writers read my tale and after a long moment …

I’m so honored to be part of the new journey of See Jane Publish. We launch today! “In June of 2011, three friends got together to blog out their trials, tribulations, and triumphs on the road to romance publishing. As with many journeys, their paths to publication wended and wandered, and their destinations took them further afield from See Jane Publish. So now eight new friends have stepped out onto the yellow bricks to share their adventures along the way.” Diagnosis, with the help of a doctor, can help you out and be your best friend! There are several different …

The Fantasy, Futuristic, and Paranormal chapter of RWA invited me to do another blog post. Today I’m over at their place, talking about: At a recent reading in my town, author Craig Johnson talked about how much he liked Robert Taylor’s audition for the role of Sheriff Walt Longmire in the A&E TV series based on Johnson’s Longmire novels (Viking). That is, he liked it until a breathy “Oh, my” escaped from his wife’s lips while she watched Taylor saunter across the screen. She quickly defended her reaction by describing Taylor as a taller and slightly better looking, “TV version” …

Amazing authors Nancy Brophy, Susan Lute, and Cassiel Knight have been entertaining, motivating, and inspiring their readers at the See Jane Publish blog for two years. As they’ve decided to embark on to new adventures, Jessie Smith has kindly stepped in to recruit a new lineup for this fun blog. I’m incredibly honored to announce that I will be one of eight new “Janes.” Starting in October, we’ll have a new sassy logo, sparkling new color schemes, and bi-weekly blog posts from yours truly and these fantastic writers: Cheryl Kennedy Elaura Renie The first study found that chiropractic was beneficial …

I’m visiting my family in Sweden for a couple of weeks. The country is experiencing a heat wave and it is either hot and sunny or hot and muggy every day. Homes here do not have air conditioning, but I’ve found an awesome spot on my parents’ back patio that’s in the shade for most of the day. My mom’s quite the gardener, so I enjoy her flowers while working in this corner. Sometimes, even that lovely shaded table gets to be too hot and I instead move to the local library, a mere two minutes of walking down the …