So Long 2020, Hello 2021
Here's how my 2020 went—actually, a bit better than for many with promise of more to come. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TprJj4XPOtM
Holiday Greetings
On Christmas Day, I give you a brief video greeting instead of my usual post. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QToAli2-CYI Happy Holidays Seasons Greetings and I'll post again next week.
Virtual Write-ins and Critique Groups
In October, I joined a series of virtual write-ins hosted by my Sisters in Crime (SinC) Desert Sleuths chapter president, Denise Ganley. We meet and chat for 5-10 minutes (yeah,…
“Lucky Seven” Dec 15th Release
Available for pre-order now for its December 15th release, Portraits of the Pen: A Collection of Short Stories, includes my 8th short story publication, "Lucky Seven," which won 3rd place…
9th Short Story Accepted for Publication
More Publishing News "The Backpack" was accepted this week for the Desert Sleuths' 2021 Anthology, So West: Love Kills. "Lucky Seven," which recently won 3rd place in the City Limits…
Getting Psyched for Thanksgiving
This has been a busy week as I roll into the back half of NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). With more than 31,000 words written, I'm right on target to…
Happy Veterans Day 2020
I’m blogging mid-week to honor the men and women who have served our nation's military. From our earliest formation to today, they have served in the best way they could—whether…
A Story Call, A Mural, and a Song
The call was for a crime story revolving around a song from the '60s. There were so many from which to choose. What inspired me to select "Spirit in the…
Challenges Behind and Ahead
This week has been challenging, in a good way, but it's also worn me out a little. I'll gladly ease off today's writing schedule. I was writing a new short…
Spirit in the Sky – Cover Reveal, Preorders, & Early Reading
"Spirit in the Sky," my story in the anthology Peace, Love, and Crime: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Songs of the '60s, can be in your eReader as early as…