This is such a pumpkin holiday in my house. We carved jack-o-lanterns (for the second time this year—we did it already waaaaay back in September), roasted seeds, popped a little tea light candle in the pumpkins at night and lit…
Randoms
1. Our neighbors are mostly comprised of older retirees, aka surrogate grandparents. About a week ago, one lovely couple stopped me and asked if they could take Riley, my bird-loving 9 year old, to a talk about local birds given…
Time Well Spent
Hey! Hi there. Can I tell you how lovely it is to spend an afternoon and evening with good friends? LOVELY. Really. Over the weekend we went off to a soccer game at 2:30 and got home after 10pm because…
The Sociopath Next Door
Can I tell you about the book I got in the mail today? It’s this: The quote there under the first set of eyes reads “A chillingly accurate portrayal of evil—the decent person’s guide to indecency.” The text between the…
“I have never been so excited about pee.”
So, I just said that to my mom on the phone just now. She called me from the ICU where she’s been since the wee hours of Sunday morning because she got a new kidney two days ago. And it’s…
Books I want to rave about
. . . and will. But not today. While I want to gush about each book listed here, I just don’t have the time. I’m inputting changes from my editor and revising as I go along. And it’s S-L-O-W going.…
Focus
My mind is steeped in formatting, finalizing, figuring out how to spread the word about the books, all while anxiously awaiting feedback about INTUITION from beta readers so I can get it up and out this week. That is turning…
Indie as First Choice
I’m publishing my books myself—as my first choice, not as a last resort. To be honest, I don’t think there’s anything wrong with self-publishing as a last resort. Just because NY didn’t want to publish your book doesn’t mean it…