First Impressions: LONG WAY HOME

In honor of our one year anniversary of First Impressions, Marcy Hatch of Mainewords and I will be turning the tables by sharing the first ...

Pictures!

A picture is worth a thousand words, so ... keeping in mind that our back splash isn't installed yet and the kitchen island still needs ...

Fun With Research

Along with the line edits and the revisions, much of the work I’ve been doing on my manuscript for the past couple weeks is checking for his...

Status Report

1. Dryer. Check! The Salerni family now has clothes that are clean and dry, without having to hang them outside in the cold, damp February a...

Gina Review: A School for Villains

My 11-year-old daughter can't resist a villain, so I knew she'd like this book as soon as I saw it promoted on Marva Dasef 's we...

Kitchen Progress?

I promised I'd come back and show you pictures of my newly remodeled kitchen. Yeah, well, we're not there yet. You might call this t...

Let's Hear It for Alpha Readers!

We all know the value of beta readers, who test out our completed manuscripts and provide the feedback we need to revise and whip them into ...