A Little Too Obsessed...? Nah!!
A recent reviewer of TSK Holds On admitted to being “a little too obsessed” with the series, which made me laugh and think, “Is there such a thing?” Obviously, my goal as a writer is to get people...
View ArticleMy Two Men
Time to share something really personal with you. I’m in the middle of a love triangle. Yep. It’s true. Guy #1 is funny, sweet, understanding... and married. Guy #2 is young(er), rich, famous, and...
View ArticleBlame It On Inspiration
One of the questions people most often ask me when they’re talking to me about my writing is, “Where do you get your ideas?” (The most common question people ask me, in general, “What’s wrong with...
View ArticleThe Hermit Myth
Until I became a serious writer... (I’ll give you a minute to stop laughing.) Okay. As I was saying, before I became a published writer, I always had a mental image of authors as loners, hermits holed...
View ArticleImposter Syndrome
Any day now, I’ll be found out. People are going to catch on that I’m not clever or funny or talented. I’m already exposing myself, considering those three adjectives are basically the same thing. I’m...
View ArticleThe Reluctant Blogger Welcomes... Jude Weatherington
Cheers, everyone! Jude Weatherington here. This is a bit odd, since I’m not anything close to being a writer, but when Brea asked me to guest blog for her while she was away at Francine LaSala’s blog,...
View ArticleStop Chasing a Myth
If you insist on identifying yourself as a perfectionist, then you must accept that you will forever be a failure.
View ArticleTHE SECRET KEEPER LETS GO Cover Reveal
Oooh! How exciting! Got an email over the weekend from Laura Sellars (my BFF who designs my book covers), and attached to it was the cover for The Secret Keeper Lets Go, Book #5 in the Secret Keeper...
View ArticleMemorial Day Sale
If you've spent any time on Facebook the past week (and haven't blocked me from your news feed), you've probably managed to see at least one of the hundreds of times I've mentioned the Memorial Day...
View ArticleThe Waiting
The hardest part about writing is the waiting. There’s a LOT of waiting in writing. I wait for inspiration. I wait to get to that awesome scene I’ve been envisioning for weeks but couldn’t write...
View ArticleThe Blog Post That Isn't
This is not really a blog post. I mean, it is, since I'm obviously writing words and posting them, but it's not like it's something I gave a lot of thought to and said, "Hey, I should write on my blog...
View ArticleDon't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dread...
When Brea Brown asked me to babysit this week I asked, “Are you out of your freaking mind?” I mean, I already have two kids of my own. And--I live on the East Coast, while she lives in the Midwest!...
View ArticleThings You Learn When You Leave Your House
I'm baaaaaaaack! Bet you missed me like you miss a canker sore. Well, never fear. I've returned, and I have some wisdom to share, things I've learned from my travels that I now will pass on to you, for...
View ArticleBelieve It!
It seemed so far away when I set the launch date for The Secret Keeper Lets Go. But June 30 is almost here! I can't believe it! This is the week in which I will make or break the publication deadline I...
View ArticleCrafting a Blurb
In the fifth installment of Brea Brown’s much-beloved series, the lovably flawed "secret keeper," Peyton Northam, suspects the people closest to her are keeping some pretty big things from her. Once...
View ArticleNo Rest for the Inspired
Another book in the books. The Secret Keeper Lets Go is live on Amazon, so you know what that means, right? Time to start on the next book! Not the next book in the Secret Keeper series. Sorry. Gotta...
View ArticleWrite Like a Man
Have you ever tried to write in the voice of the opposite sex? I'm attempting it in my current work in progress, and it's... F-U-N. Am I hitting the mark? Who knows? Is he going to sound like a...
View ArticleAbnormal... In an Everyday Way
I've hit a roadblock with my writing. (It happens; I'm not panicking. I'm NOT, okay? So just back off! Everything's fine! I just need some rest. Stop pressuring me!), and when that happens, I immerse...
View ArticleHenry VIII is Ruining My Life
Maybe that's a tad dramatic. No. It's about right. Because sleep is important, and I'm losing sleep, thanks to a Showtime series called The Tudors. Maybe you've heard of it? Yeah, I know... Welcome to...
View ArticleThe Buck Stops Here
Things I am: Control freak. Type-A. Perfectionist. Mom. Wife. Writer. (See how I put that after those other two things?) Editor. Blogger. Web Master. (As in, "internet content provider," not as in,...
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