Fiver’s Flamingos 2013
How does one start something like this? I guess you go back to the beginning, which in this case would be Mel, AKA Fiver, and we are her Flamingos. Back in 2007, our friend Mel ( ,… Read More
THE NEXT BIG THING (yes, all caps)
A few weeks ago Tera Fulbright tagged me on her blog as part of a chain of authors (or creative people) recommendations called THE NEXT BIG THING. Given that I’ve been away on travel a lot & I… Read More
Guest post: Finding time to write, by Bryan Young
I was absolutely thrilled when on of my oldest friends & fantastic author, Bryan Young, agreed to do a guest post here. Seriously, if you haven’t read his most recent novel, Operation Montauk, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?… Read More
Thrifty Fashion: Modest is Hottest (and stripes!)
I’ve not hidden the fact that I’m a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS, aka “Mormon”), but it’s also not something I am “in your face” about. It’s just a part of who… Read More
2012 year in review & some resolutions
I love doing retrospectives like this – it’s a great way to reflect on the year & take stock in my life, etc. It really puts things in perspective. Often I’ve thought that I had a horrid year,… Read More
Thrifty Fashion, a post for Jill
Several weeks ago my friend Jill gently reminded me that I hadn’t done a Thrifty Fashion post in a long while, so I am doing one now for her. 🙂 Happy Christmas everyone! ~ ~ ~ ~ ~… Read More
A guest post from Author, Marianna Roberg
Many years ago, when I was 18 (it was in the last century!) I discovered a wonderful thing called “fanfic.” I read and read and got my Star Wars and X-files fix, and in doing so, made friends… Read More
A Writer’s Workshop
We held our 4th annual Writer’s Workshop that my husband and I host in our home. The players change a bit every year, but we’ve have some consistency as well. The original members at this point are me,… Read More
Geek Media Expo wrap up
I know I haven’t updated recently – long story short my website was having all sorts of problems, but seems to be working just fine now. Sooooo right before Halloween I was a guest again at Geek Media… Read More
Hurricane Sandy and a way you can help those who lost everything
Many of you have been asking how my family and I faired during Hurricane Sandy. Well, I am fortunate to report that we did just fine, sustained no damage at all (in fact even the blown away/missing cover… Read More