Blog

Back to work and cable woes

Posted by on Jan 16, 2012 in Blog | 17 comments

Back to work and cable woes

Copyedits for Once Burned have been turned in, my inbox is mostly caught up, and I have a decent start on a new music playlist. These are all good things because today marks my official “Back to new writing” schedule. What am I writing, I’ll assume you asked? Cat and Bones book seven. Last week I cleared the outline with my editor so it’s full steam ahead. The scariest words for me to write are Chapter One, but I got through those a few days ago so I’m telling myself the worst is over (Wrong! every writer exclaims...

read more

New year, no resolutions

Posted by on Jan 7, 2012 in Blog | 26 comments

New year, no resolutions

Hope everyone had a great holiday! As stated in the subject line, I decided not to do any resolutions for 2012. Don’t get me wrong, this doesn’t mean I’m taking the year off. I still have deadlines, appearances, and plenty of other things to keep me busy, but I want to reset how I go about approaching those. Take losing weight. One of my hopes is to shave off some of the extra jiggle that found its way onto me, and I’ll do it by eating healthier and moving around more (my couch and I spent a lot of the holidays together, heh). But...

read more

Once Burned excerpt

Posted by on Dec 26, 2011 in Blog | 79 comments

Once Burned excerpt

Hope everyone had a great holiday! I’ve been asked by several readers to post an excerpt from Once Burned, and to show that I can be obedient, here one is . For those who haven’t read the book’s description, I’m also copying it below. In this scene, Vlad has just brought Leila back to his house under an agreement she isn’t so comfortable with – and she doesn’t know he’s the “real” Dracula yet. She thinks he has role-playing issues by calling himself Vlad, heh. Note: The scene in the book is slightly longer. I edited...

read more

Happy Holidays!

Posted by on Dec 24, 2011 in Blog | 6 comments

Happy Holidays!

Wishing all my readers a Merry Christmas and happy holidays!    ...

read more

Spreading some TV cheer

Posted by on Dec 14, 2011 in Blog | 37 comments

Spreading some TV cheer

Until the 27th, I can say that I’m caught up on writing (Dec 27th is the date I’ll get copyedits on Once Burned). This doesn’t mean that I’m free from other business duties, but it does mean that I have a little more time away from my desk. Good thing, too. Otherwise, I swear I would’ve needed a name tag for my husband to remember who I was *wink*. With this additional down time, I’ve found some TV shows that I really enjoy. Some of these just debuted, and some have been out for years (but they’re new...

read more

December updates

Posted by on Dec 5, 2011 in Blog | 21 comments

December updates

This past week has been busy, and while I tell myself that things will slow down soon, with the holidays almost here, I doubt it . Last Thursday, I finished revisions on Once Burned and sent it off to my editor. Until I get the copyeditor’s change requests on it, I can say that I’m done, heh. On the same day, we had a friend come in from Florida to stay with us. He’d hoped to go skiing. Two days before he arrived, the chances of that seemed good because this was what it looked...

read more

Happy Thanksgiving and holiday contest

Posted by on Nov 22, 2011 in Blog | 18 comments

Happy Thanksgiving and holiday contest

First, thanks so much for all your supportive comments on my last post. I’m late replying to them because revisions for Once Burned are due back to my editor next week (Time off? What’s that? ). Thanksgiving is this week, and on Thursday, I’m looking forward stuffing myself with turkey and, well, stuffing, heh. Calorie counting will have to wait until later. Speaking of the holidays, if some of yours -  like some of mine – have been of the less-than-tranquil variety, you’ll perhaps appreciate the post I wrote...

read more

Reflections on a bend in the road

Posted by on Nov 17, 2011 in Blog | 54 comments

Reflections on a bend in the road

To save anyone looking for professional updates some time, let me state up front that this post has nothing to do with book updates or writing. Every once in a while, I get reflective about personal things, and this is one of those times. Read on at your own risk . Recently, my husband and I went to Florida to visit our family. We left our house about eleven hours after I turned in Once Burned, to give you an idea of my schedule. Three days after we arrived in Florida, I was in an Emergency Room with such pain on the left side of my chest...

read more

Home for the Holidays excerpt

Posted by on Nov 12, 2011 in Blog | 31 comments

Home for the Holidays excerpt

At long last, here are the first three chapters from Home for the Holidays, my story in THE BITE BEFORE CHRISTMAS anthology. Very sorry for the delay posting this! As I’ve said before, look for big reveals in this, and it’s also quite long – nearly half the size of a normal book. This Cat and Bones story takes place right after the events in One Grave at a Time.  Oh, and Ian fans, you’ll be glad to know that he plays a prominent role in Home for the Holidays. My apologies in advance if there are any wonky formatting...

read more

Belated updates

Posted by on Nov 4, 2011 in Blog | 34 comments

Belated updates

Hi everyone. From the silence on the blog, you wouldn’t guess that a lot has been going on lately, but it has. First, the reason for my recent hiatus: I’m delighted to say that Once Burned, Vlad and Leila’s book, is now in my editor’s hands. I finished it Tuesday night, then got up around 4am on Wednesday to start packing for a 12 hour drive back to Florida to visit my family. A note about me in the final legs of a deadline – I have total tunnel vision. If it’s not something to do with completing the book,...

read more