Bits and pieces

I haven’t blogged in over a week so I thought I might post an update of the things I’ve been up to lately. I just handed in the second edits on Home Work – Life Lessons book 3. After being wrong about the time it took to get Unexpected Demands released, I’m still not going to make predictions, but it’s moving along. I also got a look at the cover. I don’t have a jpeg … Read more

Covers and spoilers

I spent a long time waffling over the new Into Deep Waters cover – because decisiveness is so not my strength. My husband claims it takes me a half hour to choose a flavor of jam at the supermarket. He’s known for a little hyperbola but in this case he’s not far off (although I can speed it up if the frozen food is melting in the cart…) Oh yeah, the cover. I loved the … Read more

Memorial Day and a cover

Into Deep Waters got a formal review on a blog today at Mrs. Condit Reads Books. It’s a lovely review, but what means the most is when Mrs. Condit says, “I’m so glad she did this now, because our WWII veterans are slipping away from us so quickly now, and their personal stories, not just the stories of war, need to be told, whether as fiction or non-fiction.” I really like thinking that this story … Read more

Vote for a cover for Into Deep Waters

Some of you have read my recent free story Into Deep Waters. Right now it has the generic cover for the Love is Always Write event of the M/M Romance Group on Goodreads, for which it was written. As more and more wonderful stories are being released there, it’s getting confusing, since the same cover is used for all 140+ stories. So even though I like the group design, I wanted a separate and specific … Read more

Thank You and Book Winners

I wanted to say a big thank you to everyone who came around to my blog on either WordPress or Goodreads and read my uncle’s story. Between the two locations I had over 800 visitors, many of whom left comments of encouragement, determination and hope. You made me feel like my uncle’s life had impact and made a contribution far beyond its brief span. You are all wonderful people and I’m honored to be sharing … Read more

Because I never knew my uncle…

Because I never knew my uncle… Sometimes people ask me why I support gay rights and marriage equality. Why do I speak up or put the bumper stickers on my car or sign the petitions? After all, I’m straight, I have two girls who also appear to be straight, my siblings are all straight, there’s no pressing need to get so involved with that. Most times I give them chapter and verse. I talk about … Read more

Into Deep Waters released

The Goodreads M/M Romance Group is once again doing a Dear-Author story-writing event for the summer. Last year I wrote Like the Taste of Summer for the event. This year I’m contributing two stories. And the first of those, Into Deep Waters, just released. The “Love is Always Write” event isn’t actually scheduled to begin until May 15th. But today the group reached 6000 members and moderator Jen and her colleagues decided to release my … Read more

What’s coming next

I haven’t blogged for a while – real life caught up with me and I’ve been busy and preoccupied. But I did want to touch base with what I’ve been doing. I’m currently working on the edits for Home Work, the next Life Lessons book. No release date yet, though. And I just finished a short story I’m submitting to a Storm Moon Press anthology. This one is a 20,000 word short that is a … Read more

Book winners

I was truly amazed and honored by how many folks came by my blog on my publishing anniversary and left kind comments. I picked random winners from the posts on my anniversary blog both here and on Goodreads, by the time-honored method of putting names in a hat. The winners of 3 e-books each of their choice are: Juliana (Ocean…) – 3 books Michelle (chellebe at comcast dot net) – 3 books The next name … Read more