Tis the season to be festive. That’s why I decided after one of the strangest years ever, I wanted to do something festive for my readers. So I created a giveaway where I would send off a package to one lucky winner, a box filled with all eight of my books, and...
I’ve created a playlist for every romance novel I’ve written. For Destination Vancouver, I used songs I listened to when I visited. These were the songs that reminded me of specific restaurants I visited, hikes I took by the water. It reminded me of the characters,...
Spending my first fifty years in Colorado meant I wasn’t use to having delicious produce right in my own backyard.All that changed when we moved to the Pacific Northwest. Farmer’s markets are always in abundance of everything fresh, and I know it all comes from within...
I went down a rabbit hole this morning. I saw a story. I clicked. I read. And – whoosh! – I was off on an adventure. Do you ever do that too? It’s a “hazard” of being online. In this case, it was an article about the current state of romance novels....
As an author, nothing feels as exciting as releasing a new book. And I’ve been super excited this past couple of months as I put the finishing touches on my latest, Christmas Eve. Each of my books has a few things in common: A woman in midlife trying to figure out...
Writers use one of two approaches to writing a book. A plotter is someone who clearly defines everything about a book before they dive into the writing process. A pantser is more a “fly by the seat of your pants” kind of writer. They may know the beginning...