Favorite Christmas memories

Favorite Christmas memories

The other night I was at a church women’s Christmas party and we had cards on the table with holiday questions we had to ask. One of them asked about our most memorable Christmas. You know what I’m talking about–that one year when things were...
How life derails us sometimes

How life derails us sometimes

The best laid plans always go awry, don’t they? I had intended to have my fourth Sweet Bites mystery, Eggnog & Extortion out by now, and it’s sitting on my hard drive at 13,000 words. I do have a lot of other stuff that’s sucked up writing time,...
Make Good Art

Make Good Art

Neil Giaman is a writer of novels, comic books, children’s books, screenplays and many other things in multiple genres who has made a career of his writing for decades. He spoke at a university commencement last spring about being a creative person, making...

Malaprop anyone?

My husband sent me this from Ars Technica. I had to share because it was such a terrific example of homonyms, misuse of phrases, and malaprops. It made me smile.
It’s all about customer service!

It’s all about customer service!

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to run a spa? I’ve been doing research on hotels, their departments and structure for a series of books I’m working on. Since it’s been over a decade since I worked at a hotel—and it wasn’t nearly the caliber of establishment that...