• Winter in CA

    Yep, we’ve arrived in CA. Yay! It’s green. There are flowers. I walked the dogs in shirtsleeves and went through this place with a bunch of oaks. It was fabulous. The trip was long and luckily not a ton of…

  • A moment of WTF

    Can anyone explain to me who goes door to door at night selling meat? Is this an occupation? How does one get into such a line of work? yes, someone tonight came by our house selling beef, pork and chicken.…

  • Shadow City reviews

    The first reviews are coming in on Shadow City. They are really great. (see author to happy dance!!!) But be warned, there are some spoilers. But if you want to read them anyhow, here you go: Review: Shadow City by…

  • I am a sucker

    In order to exercise, I tell myself to do 10 minutes. I do this knowing full well that I will try to go past that. But I will do 10 minutes and stop if I want. So I start. And…

  • Heavy

    Since May, I’ve managed to lose 16.5 pounds since May. I’m not entirely sure how. It’s been a struggle of the ups and the downs. The holidays will be murder. On the other hand, I’m back on the exercise road.…

  • Another Shadow City Contest!

    There’s an interview with me up on the awesome Tynga’s Reviews. AND she worked with my publisher and is giving away 10 copies of Shadow City. So go enter!

  • the word of the day is . . .

    Panic. As in, I just found out that I have a week less between blocks than I thought. I needed that week. I wanted that week. I am doomed. *bangs head on desk* Pardon my primal scream. And now I…

  • A writing tool

    I recently found this service, thanks to Shiloh Walker. It’s call Pinterest and here’s my little area. What it is, is a place where you can “pin” pictures or what have you to electronic bulletin boards, and can add comments…

  • A writing tool

    I recently found this service, thanks to Shiloh Walker. It’s call Pinterest and here’s my little area. What it is, is a place where you can “pin” pictures or what have you to electronic bulletin boards, and can add comments…