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Blog postSpringtime and LOVE!SWEET AND SASSY: Those words sent chills up my arms when we were searching for a title for a new series of romance books five years ago. SASSY? Yup, that's how I see myself and my readers. Definitely not SO-SO or OBEDIENT! That's not us and NOT the kind of romance we're interested in! So, Sweet and Sassy: The Best Kind of Romance was named and ready to launch Over a dozen themed box sets in the SWEET AND SASSY series have come and gone. This groundbrea
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Blog postI couldn't help myself. I looked for images of a 40-ish female mechanic for my promo memes but couldn't find one online.
There was one, however, in my photo stash.
Yup, that's me in the photo above. I wasn't a mechanic, but I was 40 at the time, working in a heavy equipment repair shop. I was the parts expediter and broom pusher. Actually, I had to challenge the male mechanics for the last task. By the end of the day, I was eager to spring from that creaky chair, awa -
Blog postIf you can read this, be grateful for a multitude of blessings. First and foremost is you have the gift of sight. Even if you wear glasses, contacts, or had corrective surgery, you can distinguish dark and light on a very detailed level.
Second, give thanks for electronics. You could break that down to the device (smartphone or computer), information sharing system (wi-fi, cable, or telephone wire), and good ol’ electricity to power that digital screen that flashes the words in front -
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Blog postSometimes life seems a Greek tragedy, not worth pursuing. And then your child gives you a big hug or you get a whiff of fresh coffee and cinnamon roll and can’t wait to live another minute.
Authors try to short cut life experiences for everyone, including themselves. Finding words to make your tummy rumble or thighs tingle works for us, too. The passion of storytelling keeps us going.
I think I’ve heard it from at least a dozen other authors: I write what I want to read. Somet -
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Blog postIs there someone in your life who made a huge difference even though you’ve never been introduced? Well, I have and her name is Diana Gabaldon.Diana Gabaldon
(Variety - Terence Patrick photo)
How did she impact my life on such a grand scale? It started with a gift. My eldest daughter gave me a paperback book for Christmas. On it was a little handwritten tag. ‘The story of the most perfect man in the world.’ Yup. Outlander, the story of a time traveler and the man she fell in love wi -
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Blog postHave you ever had a day or event planned and it all fell apart for no apparent reason? I think we all have.
I was super stoked about releasing the 12th box set in the Sweet and Sassy series: SWEET AND SASSY HEROES. Pre-orders had been live for two weeks, promotions purchased, newsletters written (by all the authors in the set and a few others who weren't), interviews given, videos produced: you name it.
And then the email from the big guys (who shall remain nameless): Your pre-o -
Blog postI know, it was just Fathers Day, but I was reared by a single mother...in the 60s!
I'm in the middle, Mom and Grandma Bibb on my left.
The others are three of my five daughters.My mother divorced in 1962, tried a stepfather for us, then when that ended horribly, decided she’d do it by herself. Now, that might not sound like such a big thing, but fifty years ago, it was.
And what a challenge! Even if there had been welfare (and there might have been), we weren’t on it. My mother -
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Blog postSo, if June is the month for weddings, doesn’t that mean that May is the month of final (and frantic?) preparations? Do you know someone getting ready to get overwhelmed with photographers, floral arrangements, gowns and tuxes (or tuxi?), honeymoons and hairdressers? If it isn’t you, consider yourself lucky, grab your Kindle (or other reading device) and settle back and read one of The Authors’ Billboards Fabulous Wedding Box Sets. There are enough stories in these four sets to keep yo
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Blog postI’m from Alaska and I love dog mushing! At least, watching it (I'm not a participant). The only sporting event I follow is the Iditarod Dog Race, the 1049-mile race from Anchorage(ish) to Nome run by sixteen or so dogs and their caretaker.
I took this photo of one of the teams running the race in 1999. In case you didn't know, this challenge is as much a head game as it is an endurance race. Mushers need to know how to read the trail, when to take breaks, when the weather’s too rough, how -
Blog postLife was so simple when I was young. It was a basic, straightforward mechanical existence. Keys turned to open a car door, calls were made with a thunkety-thunk-thunk of a finger stuck in thick plastic disc, the caller's wanderings limited by the length of the cord stuck into the wall.
I only say this because I think growing up in the wires and gears era is why I’m so challenged when it comes to figuring out electronics, especially how to create a website. Tyler Moore and his YouTube -
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Blog postHow a can of chili started a romance novel Writers tend to grab bits of life and use them as seeds for their literary gardens. I know I do. I took the true story about my husband and a can of chili and wove it into the opening scene of One Arctic Summer. Here’s the true story followed by the fictional tale of Alexandra Oppenheimer and the two guys she encountered at the Arctic village store.
My husband, Marty, is a mechanic. In Alaska, he’s what’s known as a bush mechanic, a guy -
Blog postIn case you didn’t know, RWA stands for Romance Writers of America. I’m a member and right now (July 19, 2018), we’re halfway through our annual conference. This year it’s being held in Denver, Colorado. Talk about a tremendous number of folks gathered with the same goal in mind!
Nearly two thousand women and a few men are here to find out how (or to share how) to make a writer’s HEA (happy ever after) story become a hit with readers, whether through fine-tuning the craft of writing or exp -
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Blog postIs a sense of humor hereditary?
I know a person’s general body shape and coloring is hereditary, but is the compulsion to bring levity to a conversation or situation caused by genetics or environment? After spending just a few minutes with the half-sister I had never met, I’m beginning to believe it’s genetic.
We were reared by different people, had different colors of eyes and body shapes because we had different mothers, but we both had a boisterous silliness that our mutual friend -
Blog postI’m the mama because I create people for my books, color their bodies and their personalities, and decide where they work and live. Every mama wants her children to have friends. And readers are my babies’ best friends.
My first baby (Naked in the Winter Wind) came to me in 2008. I wondered what would it be like if I could interact with fictional characters, something like those in Outlander? The idea (okay, obsession) wouldn’t leave, so I started putting pen to paper so to speak, thinkin -
Blog postAnyone who has ever been a teenager and attended public schools probably already knows that 420 refers to marijuana. It’s legal now, either medical or recreational or both, in over half the states in the nation, so I suppose it no longer needs a code name or to be spoken of in hushed whispers. In Oregon, there are green cross placarded dispensaries all over the place, advertising daily specials on placards out front. Or you can grow it at home in limited quantities. I never saw that one com
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Blog postToday my post is by my granddaughter, Kira. She wrote this two years ago when she was twelve. I think I have a legacy, an heir who feels that same compulsion to write on random subjects. Kira is passionate about her two pet pitbulls. I left this as she wrote it (it should be pit bull) but other than bulleting her points, this is all hers. Read on:
The Life of an Abused Pitbull
I am a survivor. I never lost my heart. They tried to take it and nearly ripped it apart, but I refused to b -
Blog postWE ALL GET OLD IN THE END – IF WE’RE LUCKY!
I spent all day dealing with computer issues (I broke my dongle and didn't even know I had one!), so I’m taking the easy way out on my blog and sharing this funny email my brother forwarded to me. I looked for the name of its author, but couldn’t find where anyone claimed credit. Wish it had been me (although I’d call the gunshot sounds backfire noises).
Disclaimer: I’m only 65, so it was 50 years ago, not 60, when I was a teenager.I change -
Blog postWhich comes first, the idea for a complete story or maybe just for the book’s title? Or maybe it’s an image or a quote that gets the words reaching and stretching for each other, bumbling and fumbling until they tumble together into paragraphs and pages.
There’s no telling what will be the prompt for a new book. For my latest release, these two words popped up and wouldn’t leave me alone until I gave them a story to live in:
Chasing Christmas.
Okay, you two, you’re a title. Now -
Blog postThere is more involved in producing a novel than just creating a Word document and having an editor track down stray quote marks and make a few suggestions.
You have to have an intriguing cover. That means finding the right photo to start with. Not as easy as it sounds, but not a bad way to lose an hour or two, looking over tight abs and fuzzy faces. I found this guy and gal then wrote the story from the image. If you've read any of my books, you know that many of the same folks are in sev -
Blog postOutside Appearances Appearances can be deceiving. Have you ever met a stunning man or woman, then after speaking with them for a short time, realize that all he or she had going for them were looks? Or just the opposite: someone who you would not think of as attractive—at least on the outside—turns out to be a gorgeous person on the inside.
Well, guess what? It happens with fruit, too.
I was assisting with the local church-sponsored produce giveaway and came upon this ugly fruit. I m -
Blog postOn Monday, August 21, I’ll be in the path of the total eclipse of the sun. Big deal.
Well, really it is.
I’m sure other areas of the US are going through the same craziness as Oregon is. For over a month now, the front page of the local paper has featured at least one story about the solar eclipse and the impact it will have on the local residents.
Okay, not so much the eclipse itself, but all the eclipse watchers. Highways are predicted to slow to a near standstill between Por -
Blog postIf you're a fan of some of the characters of The Fairies Saga, my tale of time travelers who bounce back and forth from the 1780s to present day, you're in for a treat. I have another novella for you! Jenny and Scout are grown up!
~Jenny, the sweet young blond psychic and Scout, the half-Cherokee entrepreneur, have been secretly married for years, but have been saving that special part of marriage until they were older. Scout has been away from her for too long, working hard at whatever ne -
Blog postLife is about choices.
Really. It is.
Not only small choices, such as what should I wear to work today?
Or bigger ones such as: Should I even go to work today?
Or even bigger ones: Should I tell the boss to shove it, sell everything I own, buy a Harley Davidson, and tour Route 66? Without a GPS?
Okay. Maybe today isn’t the day to make decisions that extreme, so let’s do this instead.
Pick at least one of these romance box sets and live a life that isn’t yours -
Blog postThe Fourth of July is a day of celebration for Americans. Independence Day we call it. In Britain, it's the War of Rebellion. Either way, it's a great excuse to get together and barbecue, eat watermelon, and if it's legal, shoot off fireworks.
It was very different in 1781. I wrote about it in NAKED IN THE WINTER WIND, the first book in The Fairies Saga series.
You can read 'The Fifth Fourth' for free in KIBBLES AND BITS, short stories/excerpts from the first five books in th
