Category Archives: Writing Life

On being a writer

Wednesday Words – Old West, etc.

I’ve been on another reading marathon. I do so appreciate my local library system, especially when I want to try out a new-to-me author and then nom any backlist of an author I glom onto. The following are several snippets/quotes … Continue reading

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Tuesday Treats – Pretzel Chicken

This is a quick, healthy baked chicken recipe for when you want something different. 4 skinless/boneless chicken breasts (halves) 6 Tablespoons egg whites (or whites from two eggs) 2 Tablespoons honey mustard 1 1/2 cup crushed pretzels (put pretzels in … Continue reading

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Monday. Uhm-kay…

How does this happen? I turn around…or close my eyes…or go to refill my coffee cup and it’s Monday. Again. Stupid bugger. It just keeps showing up like an uninvited wedding guest. I read last week. A lot. The Goodreads … Continue reading

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Friday Sinema – Don’t Ring the Bell

On May 19, 2014, Naval Admiral William H. McRaven, ninth commander of U.S. Special Operations Command, Navy SEAL, and the man in charge of the raid the took out Bin Laden, addressed the graduating class of his alma mater, the University … Continue reading

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Universal Gray

Someone asked me if I’d ever “been there.” Oh yeah. I remember curling up under the covers for what seemed like months at a time. Why? Because everything was gray. Because maybe and sometime and shoulda, coulda, woulda were so … Continue reading

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Wednesday Words – Courtesy of Tessa Dare and a Duke

Today’s words come from Tessa Dare and her new release, ROMANCING THE DUKE. This book is utterly delicious, each word, sentence, paragraph, and page to be savored like a seven-course formal dinner. Only Ransom, the Duke isn’t formal at all. … Continue reading

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Tuesday Tease and Treats – Red Dirt

Okay…I’m not sure how much of a treat it’ll be…and there really isn’t a tease, but hey…alliteration, ya know? 😉 So…go look around. See if you can figure out what’s new and different around the site. And let me know … Continue reading

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Friday Sinema – Maks and Meryl Part Deux

Some of you may not have figured it out, but I’m a huge Maks fangirl. I even “cast” him as one of my characters in a WIP (a Victorian gaslight paranormal) and he might just make a reappearance as a … Continue reading

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Thursday Thoughts – Universal Dream

How can it be Thursday? I’m not ready! If I got more sleep this week, maybe I would be. Yo, Universe? I need some words on insomnia and why it’s visiting me. A lot! In the meantime, I’ll go with … Continue reading

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Wednesday Words – Men

I’ve been in the heads of my male characters of late and men surely don’t think like women do. So, because I wanted to use this pic–because this is the pic that’s always been what I see in my mind’s … Continue reading

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