Slacker or Slave Driver?

My reading on various blogs – and Tweets and FB posts – would suggest that some writers suffer from procrastination. They find it difficult...

Kindles (and Nooks) Go to School

Technically, they’re not supposed to be there. Of course, neither are cell phones, and we all know half the students have cell phones in the...

Ride in a Riker: The Perfect Automobile

Meet the Riker Demi Coach Electric Automobile, which my character Ann Henry drives in my WIP. Awesome, isn’t it? Did you know that electric ...

Hot Boots, a Mean Lady, A Chicken Hat, and a Chillingly Good Read

I had a chance to try out my new electric ski boot warmers last weekend when my husband and I took our daughters (plus two extra teenagers) ...

Which Way to Go Next?

I’m back to pantstering my WIP, my little steampunk attempt -- which is turning out to be not so much steampunk as alternative historical f...

First Impressions: Send Me Your First Page!

You only get one chance to make a first impression, they say. And that’s why the first page of your manuscript is so all-fired important – t...

Just Kiss Already Blogfest!

This is my entry for Christina and Stina’s JUST KISS ALREADY Blogfest , from my current work-in-progress, titled VOLTAGE : Mick drew back, p...

Situation Comedy Situations

There’s nothing new under the sun, they say, and there’s very rarely anything new in the plot of a half hour sit com. And it doesn’t seem t...

In Which I Receive Messages from My Mother's Plants

My mother asked me to take care of her plants while she was in Aruba. I sighed. Plants and I don’t have a great working relationship – espe...

Coming Up: Just Kiss Already Blogfest

Next Monday is Christina Lee and Stina Lindenblatt's Valentine’s Day-inspired event: Just Kiss Already Blogfest. I’ll be participatin...

The Iron Maidens Get HOT!

You may recall me complaining about my ski boots (affectionately nicknamed The Iron Maidens) last month. Well, they may still clamp on my ...

Snow and Ice Outside; Stinkbugs Inside

I can’t believe it’s February; there’s snow and sleet outside; record low temperatures – and I still have living stinkbugs in my house. As ...