admin | September 6, 2010
We have lived in this house for four years. The day we moved in, we discovered we would not have DSL. We had dial-up Internet access. Dial-up. I get a little twitchy remembering that moment. I won’t even talk about the five hour chase through the bowels of AT&T’s so-called customer service to turn off [...]
admin | September 1, 2010
The morning is a bit chilly (when you’re used to 90-plus degrees), and mist is rising off the pool. (Not sure you can see that in the photo! Too bright out here to tell on my screen!) Fall won’t be here any time soon, but it’s making promises–hinting that it knows where we are. How [...]
admin | August 27, 2010
This is what I’ve been doing today. A little bit of this–writing on the laptop–a little bit of that–covering scratches on our furniture that’s been moved 22 times. I’m tired of cleaning so I’m thinking it might be time to take the laptop down to the pool and write between swims. Or I could fold [...]
admin | August 24, 2010
Time to be random! First, I’d love to update my counter over there, but I’m editing, and I can’t be sure how many words I have. Marrying two files is about as tricky as you’d expect. Here’s a weird thing. While I’m not sleeping in the middle of the night, I sometimes watch crrrazzy stuff [...]
admin | August 23, 2010
Oh–it’s still August? Not Autumn. And yet, I just received an ad for a spooktacular bootique! :-) I love seeing Halloween stuff already. In my head, I see orange and red and gold leaves flying around in the light of candles and car headlights and lanterns hanging on spooky (decorated) houses. Too much candy to [...]
admin | August 20, 2010
Have you ever been in the middle of reading a story, when suddenly, there’s a scene that’s uncomfortably close to one you’ve written? For–say–a–proposal? I’ve never really had that happen before, but last night, I was enjoying the actual pleasure of reading, when suddenly… Oh, dear. One of my favorite authors once said she’d had [...]
admin | August 18, 2010
The proposal is back with the lovely editor! I’m planning to read and swim and read and maybe read a little. I might squeeze in a movie. Or I might read. Not that I’m giddy. Of course, the moment I hit the send button, the doubt piranha began pecking away, but I’m tossing them tofu. [...]
admin | August 12, 2010
I had no idea. This is definitely a random day. I’m editing, getting ready to send in the revised proposal. Busy–and loving being busy! I’ve been thinking all night about tension because strange noises have been keeping me awake all night. Dogs–at least my girl, who just woke up with the latest odd sound–and I [...]
admin | August 6, 2010
My husband has been on a two-week trip across country to visit his brother. On a motorcycle. I’m glad he’s had a good time, but I’m also glad it’s about to be over. He’s on the last day home today, and I’m watching his progress on a techie thing called the Spot. Extremely handy little GPS, [...]
admin | August 5, 2010
And a writer? Harlequin is offering an amazing opportunity for authors who can write a romance in a medical setting. The editors are fast-tracking medical romance submissions, and apparently, you can enter whatever you have going for a submission. If you have an idea, you should take a look at the guidelines and give it [...]