VIDEO OF NOVELS

Hi, everyone!  I’m very, very pleased to announce that Author-4-Author, the group of authors of which I’m one of the members, has created a new video of some of the group’s awesomely talented authors (I’m one of them!!!).  The video displays the novels and a review for each of the books we shared for the … Read more

AUTHOR-4-AUTHOR BLOG HOP — COMING SOON

Hi, everyone!  This is exciting news.  Members of the Author-4-Author Group is setting up a monthly blog hop to showcase all our members – published and unpublished.  Please stop by on Monday, July 20th.  It will be great fun. Are you a writer but not a member yet??  No problems.  You can ask to join … Read more

MY YOU-NEED-A-LIFE REMINDER – WRITING WITH PETS

A whine, soft but high-pitched enough to show a complaint.             I look over to where my mutt, Amber, a German shepherd and Labrador mix, is lying down, in my direct line of sight.  Her soulful eyes are staring at me.  Is she admonishing me?             Stupid dog.  She is always interrupting my train of … Read more

FAN-CREATED SWAG – LOVING IT

OMG. I need to share.  Just received this from super fan Stracey!!!!!! God love her. My first fan swags created for my novels!! Wish you could see the little charms..there is a coin, A ROLLING PIN (love it!!!), a gun, a basket. OMG. I am in high heaven. Will use all of this proudly while … Read more

ANOTHER REVIEW IN THE UK FOR THE COIN

I am so pleased about this…the second review of my novel, The Coin, in Amazon UK.  Very pleased. Sweet Romance & Thriller set in the French Riviera By momilp on 12 Jun. 2015 Format: Kindle Edition The Coin is a romantic thriller set in the French Riviera. Filled with beautiful scenery, the story isnarrated in the third … Read more

5-STAR REVIEW ON THE BOOK OF HOURS

We all write to entertain, to tell a story, to bring to life characters and issues that are alive in our brains. But when I got this review on Amazon of The Book of Hours, I can’t express how emotionally impacting it was. I am so grateful, and I really can’t express the joy I … Read more

DIVERSITY IN ROMANCE – A MUST READ

I am borrowing, but I think the author, Mari Christie (a.k.a. Mariana Gabrielle) on Renée Reynolds’s blog, won’t mind.  Please take a moment to read. An Open Letter to White, Straight, Able-bodied Romance Authors

ON SETTING…

Everyone who has taken an English literature class or a writing course knows about setting.  Setting is the place and the time an action takes place.  It is the where and the when of a story.  It is what takes a reader to your world and has them experience it. However, as a writer, setting … Read more