Politics, writing, and my life

Can I say that I’m a complete and utter blogging slacker? On the other hand, I’ve had some interesting things going on. My husband is running for county auditor, and he’s been sick for the past week–thankfully he’s finally starting to...

July’s Writing Challenge

Okay, so don’t believe me when I say I’m going to post more regularly. I’m probably just dreaming anyway. But check back here Wednesdays for some reviews/author interviews for some great new books that are coming up. I plan to review every Wednesday,...

Writer Neurosis

Today in my writing forum one of the ladies posted about how she was preparing a query for one of her books and how frustrated and discouraged she was. She said her book felt like trash compared to other things she read in the market and she wasn’t sure whose...

Writing update and guilty secrets

Well, the month is half over and my writing goals are coming along nicely enough. I got my manuscript out to all my readers (which they promptly told me they loved except that I need to do a major rewrite–and no, Danyelle, it wasn’t just you). I still have...