I have a love/hate relationship with e-mail.
I love receiving e-mails from readers who enjoyed my books. Nothing makes my day like an e-mail from a happy reader.
I love e-mail, too, because I can fire off a note to a friend who lives on the other side of the country (or the world, for […]

I’ve rejoined the workforce—the workforce that gets paid twice a month instead of twice a year, that is. I consider writing my full-time job because whether or not I’m sitting at the computer churning out pages (or trying to churn out pages) I’m constantly thinking about bits of dialogue, how characters would interact, and possible […]

The Directors Guild came to an agreement with the AMPTP last week and some news sources reported the agreement as an indicator that the writer’s strike may soon be resolved.
Yes! Please let it happen.
As you’d probably guess, I’m completely with the writers on this one. I want them to get a fair deal. If […]

I think I’ve overdosed on mysteries.
I used to prowl the aisles at the bookstore and library, snatching up any new mystery (I’d already run through the backlist of my favorite authors), then I’d devour them as quickly as I could. Market research. That’s what I told myself I was doing. I needed to see […]

I love quirky signs. I smile every time I drive by one sign above a restaurant in a little town not far from where I live.
It reads:
Peking Chinese Food
Fried Chicken
&
Liquor
See…isn’t that eccentric combination just weird enough to me make you smile?
I saw another of my favorite signs in Georgia where a vet […]

The word of the year for 2007 was “w00t.”
Haven’t heard of it?
Me either.
In case you’re as clueless as I was, it’s an expression of joy or excitement. Other words on Merriam Webster’s Word of the Year list for 2007 include “facebook,” “quixotic,” and the ever-popular “sardoodledrum.”
A combination of letters and numerals, […]

Well, I hope everyone had a very nice Christmas. Is your Christmas tree looking as sad as mine? It’s a pitiful sight. Without the presents to distract you, you really can’t avoid noticing the drooping branches that are dropping needles at a truly alarming rate.
Since we’re so close to New Year’s Day, I know […]

Snow
Carols
Mistletoe
A huge spread of food
Being surrounded by friends and relatives
Those are all ingredients for a wonderful Christmas celebration, but there’s one more thing that makes the season complete for me: Christmas movies. It just doesn’t seem like Christmas unless I watch a few holiday flicks.
What movies put the “Holly Jolly” in my Christmas […]

I’m a strange one—a thirtysomething (yes, I’m hanging on to that decade by mere fingertips, but I might as well claim it while I can!) and I still read the paper almost everyday. Sure, I check the headlines on-line each morning, but I like my paper fix—no matter how inky or bulky. Why do I […]

We had snow flurries here yesterday morning and there was great rejoicing in our house. For the last four years, the only time our family saw snow was on television. I have to say that I’d forgotten just how icy the wind is that accompanies those flurries.
It feels like December: snow, Christmas shopping, […]