Autumn Smiles
Today is the first full day of autumn and the start of my favorite time of year! There is something so refreshing about the cooler temperatures after the heat of summer. The leaves change colors, Halloween is right around the corner and Thanksgiving not too far behind - time to break out the turkey hat! Here in Southern California…
Deadlines Looming
Deadlines Looming... Hello, all! It's been a while since I've posted anything other than my Sunday Snippets and there's a good reason for that. September 30th is fast approaching and with it comes the deadline for the OCC-RWA Book In A Year (BIAY). Book in a year is something that both my Southern California chapters participate in. There is no competition…
Writer vs. Life
This week is the Romance Writer's of America Annual Conference in San Antonio, Texas. I will not be there. I was supposed to go. I had my registration all set, my hotel room booked and my dress for Saturday night's Rita & Golden Heart dinner bought, paid for and packed. And then real life happened. Tying up all May, I…
Is This Your Life?
I subscribe to a bunch of pages on my social media feed, many of them related to writing. One of my favorites is K. M. Weiland's Helping Writers Become Authors. Her Facebook posts are full of ways to help budding authors - like myself - improve our craft. From getting started to tips on how to create realistic character arcs;…
Friday the 13th
Today is Friday June 13th. Yes, that's right. Friday. The. 13th. The only one for the year 2014. The last time this happened was in 2011. While some years will only have 1 Friday the 13th, others can have up to three, depending on the way the calendar falls. Officially, fear of Friday the 13th is called friggatriskaidekaphobia, a combination of the…