Please join us for Write Up a Storm II tomorrow (October 12th)! We're writing up a storm from 4:00 a.m. to midnight PDT.  Twenty hours (almost) of opportunities to connect with others, meet goals, and get your words "on paper." If you haven't signed up, do it now! Just click any link in this post or the […]

Fae Rowen Three weeks ago I wrote about writing lessons I'd received from the kittens I'm fostering. Well, tomorrow I "surrender" them back to the shelter. Now that everyone, including their stellar mom, is larger and more active, I'd like to share some "larger" lessons. around with joy and curiosity, they huddled together in a corner. […]

I love how life hands me "lessons" when I most need them. And it's wonderful when those lessons are tied to a wish... More than a year ago, as I played with my thirteen-year-old Siamese cat, Shogun, I thought, "I'll never have another kitten. Heck, I'll never live with a litter of kittens again." My […]

For those of you who couldn't attend, every year I share the best, the "golden," writing tips and industry advice from the workshops I attend at the Romance Writers of America conference. Joan Johnston: Sherry Thomas: "Mistakes we Made" Group Panel: Julie Cupp and Christy Reese, on self-publishing: Jennifer Crusie on Metaphor and Motif: Kristan Higgins on […]

I wish I had a fix to give you that svelte summer look, but this blog has nothing to do with your body.  The Backstory: Last week I was talking with a friend who’s housesitting. Her vacationing friend called the first night and said, “You have to overnight my underwear tomorrow morning.” My friend suggested […]