Okay, so I have this whole, long, drama-queen story about why I’ve been offline almost all day today . . . but that’s not why I’m posting. I’m posting to say: get on over to Krista Phillips’s blog before midnight (central) Thursday, November 4. ...

At least a week before Halloween, my Kroger store had put up a Coca-Cola Christmas display just inside the front doors—right in front of the double-wide aisle of Halloween stuff. When I mentioned ...

Last year, I shared a list of the “scariest” movies I’ve ever seen. (Proving once and for all what a total wimp I am when it comes to scary movies. If you want to see a list of movies that’ll scare the socks off of you, check out cousin Caleb’s Horrorfest on his blog.)

Over the past year or so, I’ve discovered one of the most difficult things about the publishing process is not getting the book finished; it’s not going through the editorial process; it’s ...

One of the most fun things I get to do as an author is public appearances, whether it’s speaking at conferences or special events, participating in author panels at book shows, or signing books whenever and wherever someone wants me to do it.

Those of you who’ve read Stand-In Groom know that I gave the character of the romantic heroine (Anne) a somewhat unusual twist: I made her a plus-sized woman at 5′11″ tall and a size 18. ...

As I mentioned at the beginning of the month, my local writers’ group is doing our own version of NaNo in October (I’m way behind where I should be!). I’ve been sending out encouragement and challenges every day, usually a word count. But yesterday, Tuesday I sent this:

It’s official! I received a contract for a new contemporary romance series with Barbour over the weekend. I’m signing it and mailing it back today. I’ve mentioned the main idea behind ...

As I mentioned, my friend Ruth suggested I do a list again this year of all of the shows/new shows I’m watching this new TV season. And as a disclaimer, yes, I know there are lots of shows listed here. ...