Ready for the hunt?

My book, Family by Design, is hitting store shelves as we speak and I’m excited to get the word out. Because of this, I decided to give away a prize package including a copy of Tristi Pinkston’s newest cozy mystery, “Target and Ties” (which is...

My October Challenge Goal

So I just signed up for Tristi Pinkston’s October writing/editing challenge. She usually does these the first month of each quarter and has at least ten of us signed up for this one (there’s still time to join in if you like). Unlike Nanowrimo, which...

January blues

I’ve spent an awful lot of time dreaming of spring the past few weeks, and hope to dig out my seeds, peer into a few of my flower catalogs, and do some serious winter sowing. Never heard of winter sowing? Read my article here, it’s a two-parter. It’s...

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...