Rose´s for the Summer
In these days of global uncertainty, it’s nice to relax with a bottle of wine that doesn’t break your pocketbook. I’m here to sort out the memorable from the truly awful, and each bottle is under $10 unless noted otherwise. Today I'm talking about the pink wines,...
Conference Joy – Writer Wednesday
This Romance Writers of America Conference was a different experience for me. I've been going to the RWA National Conference, on and off, since 2002; this one had me in a different zone. A step up in my career. The difference, you ask? I shmoozed. Don't laugh. For...
Hot Blooded by Kendall Grey
Kendall Grey's Hot Blooded came out on 7-14-14. I resisted the lure of it for two whole days before I succumbed. I've read her Urban Fantasy series, Inhale, Exhale, and Just Breathe; and I've read her erotic trilogy, Strings, Beats, and Nocturnes. I thought I was...
Pre-Conference Panic
Most of the time, the two days prior to going to RWA's National Conference are spent in a state of sweaty panic. The clothes I need to wear are a) lost, b) suddenly too small, or c) have strange stains in suspicious places. Or, horrifically, all three. (lol) So I...
Life Heats Up
Hi there! Yeah, it's me. Sorry I've been absent. There's been SO much going on that it's going to take me a while to get everything organized in my brain. But first off, my dad was given a Lifetime Achievement Award for everything he's done for the San Diego Book...
Taking a Fall
It didn't used to happen. Falling, I mean. Sure, I'd walk into walls. I'd trip over absolutely nothing. Ballet dancers do that (or I did, anyway). But falling? Only when I was aiming for a triple pirouette. But Then I Hit 40. And then 50. Things started to change....
Hidden Disabilities
Handicapped? Yeah, right... I used to judge people who parked in handicapped spaces and then step out jauntily from their sporty car. Most of these folks looked rich and entitled. They rarely looked disabled. Many of them, most likely, weren't even handicapped. I...
Writer Wednesday – Wolfpack Publishing
Everyone's doing boxed sets this year, several books bound together with one low, low price. This phenomenon has usually been in the romance world - sweet romances, country romances, sexy romances, gothic - well, you get my point. Now, just in time for Father's...
It’s Barbecue Season!
~ I'm working hard on my next novel and didn't have time to write up a new wine blog - but please enjoy this reprint from last year about this time. Wines to go with barbecue season! ~ Today I'm talking about two big reds that are a little more expensive than what...
Everything Changes
My dad had a devastating flood at his house. Apparently the toilet in the front bathroom (which had become something of a pain in the past decade) overflowed. And kept flowing. All night. When he got up at 4 in the morning, there was 2 to 3 inches of water in his...