image from literatureandlatte.com Why You Need Scrivener to Plot Your Next Book I’m the first to admit how easy it is to stick with old standbys when it comes to writing tools: spiral notebooks for sudden inspiration, 3x5 index cards for planning/shuffling scenes, and Microsoft Word for manuscript writing. While these...

~~It's Snippet Sunday!~~ On Sundays, I share tidbits of my works in progress as part of Weekend Warrior’s 8-Sentence Sunday. This week's snippet is from my work in progress DISORDERLY COWBOYS, book 6 of my LONE WOLVES OF SHAY FALLS cowboy/werewolf/menage series. This is probably my last snippet from this title,...

It's Too Yummy Tuesday! On select Tuesdays I share delicious recipes either inspired by my books or that are just plain delicious! I recently had a dish similar to this while dining out at Islamorada Fish Company. I was so intrigued I wanted to experiment with some variations (a different blend of greens, dressing,...

Writing a book or story is a challenge relatively few people decide to undertake in their lives, but those of us who do know both the challenges and the satisfaction of typing The End on a finished piece. Much as writing can challenge us, it’s also important that we challenge our writing once in a while. Write to...

~~Warning: Adult Content~~ On Sundays, I share tidbits of my works in progress as part of Weekend Warrior’s 8-Sentence Sunday. This week's snippet is from my work in progress DISORDERLY COWBOYS, book 6 of my LONE WOLVES OF SHAY FALLS cowboy/werewolf/menage series. For the past few weeks, I've been posting from...

It's Too Yummy Tuesday! On select Tuesdays I share delicious recipes either inspired by my books or that are just plain delicious! When I was first investigating Paleo/Caveman food principles, I sought out lots of recipes for easy, yet tasty veggies. This was one I altered from a blog recipe, and it's become a favorite!...

Every year since my first NaNoWriMo (November’s National Novel Writing Month), I go through a decision-making process. What should my book be about? Who are the characters? Do I need to plan the story first, or should I just jump in and write the darn thing? In this post I’ll be talking about the latter issue. Whether...

~~It's Snippet Sunday~~ On Sundays, I share tidbits of my works in progress as part of Weekend Warrior’s 8-Sentence Sunday. This week's snippet is from my work in progress DISORDERLY COWBOYS, book 6 of my LONE WOLVES OF SHAY FALLS cowboy/werewolf/menage series. Last week, Jayson  saved Lana from a rooftop,...

It's Too Yummy Tuesday! On select Tuesdays I share delicious recipes either inspired by my books or that are just plain delicious! Every September makes me think of apples, since it's the official start of apple season in picturesque Oak Glen, CA. Our local apple growers are busy making mile-high pies and letting...

I haven’t done a general update post for a while, so I thought I’d tell you how my version of The Writing Schedule You Need RIGHT NOW is going and some of the weird things I did last week. Cupcakes at Sweet Treats by MP Couture...YUM! Those of you following my posts know I’d gotten very little writing done since...

~~Adult language warning~~ On Sundays, I share tidbits of my works in progress as part of Weekend Warrior’s 8-Sentence Sunday. This week's snippet is from my work in progress DISORDERLY COWBOYS, book 6 of my LONE WOLVES OF SHAY FALLS cowboy/werewolf/menage series. Normally I skip around to different passages...

It's Too Yummy Tuesday! On select Tuesdays I share delicious recipes either inspired by my books or that are just plain delicious! My husband's birthday is coming up, and he usually requests that I make ribs for his birthday meal. This week has been unbelievably hot and humid, with awesome thunderstorms and temperatures...