January 8, 2016 The turn of the year gave me a renewed focus on productivity. A new contract for a series of western historical novels with deadlines eight months apart, plus the planned addition of independently published books and the Literary Wayfarer podcast to my repertoire, means I need to manage my time well. I’m … Continue reading I could get lost in this garden
Clutter creeps in, seemingly on its own, and sets up camp in your living room. You navigate around it, trip over it, but finally accept its intrusion, “for now.” Pretty soon, you stop noticing that it moved in at all. You don’t use the living room anymore and forget what it was like to entertain … Continue reading Home Decluttering and Beyond
January 1, 2016 Over the past couple of days, I’ve been fitting my writing office in a closet to serve as both a writing space and sound booth. I did record some episodes of a previous podcast in that space, but the sound quality wasn’t the best. I wanted to do this better. It’s taken … Continue reading Being holed up in a closet talking to myself suits me
February 12, 2016 I’m of the theory that if you throw enough work at a large project, eventually you’ll pare it down to size. I’ve been doing that with my workload, but I don’t want to keep this up forever. In a job I once held, I worked a lot of overtime while constantly hoping … Continue reading What I’m Writing Now
I can’t say it’s been easy figuring out just what I had to share in a podcast, but that was nothing compared to putting together the cover image. Who knew that a square canvas could be so hard to cover with the right pixels to represent the brand, spanking new Literary Wayfarer podcast? The gold, … Continue reading Literary Wayfarer Podcast Cover Reveal
Reader News for December 2015 We’re in the holiday season, and with a new Christmas novella to release, I couldn’t be more pleased. After one of the hardest years of my life (months of lost work due to illness, hackers, broken computers, and household disasters), I’m finally able to announce some progress. First, though, I … Continue reading Christmas Novella & Podcast Launches
Jamaica Inn by Daphne du Maurier If ever there was a season to read Jamaica Inn by Daphne du Maurier, this would be it. Blustery winds, fretful skies, and chilly nights lend a certain atmosphere in keeping with the drama of this story. A true thriller, Jamaica Inn derives tension not from macabre deeds, although … Continue reading Jamaica Inn by Daphne du Maurier
Thanksgiving and the Christmas season are only a blink away. Take advantage of the brief window of opportunity between now and then to organize your kitchen, the heart of every homestead. When life speeds up in the holidays, organizing your kitchen can seem overwhelming . I understand completely, which is why I suggest starting now, … Continue reading Organize Your Kitchen Before the Holiday Rush
Last month, amid the excitement of announcing my new contract with Mountain Brook Ink for Montana Gold, a western historical romance series set in Montana’s gold rush during the 1860’s, I overlooked readers of my other genres. Afterwards, emails hit my inbox asking if I plan to write more books in the Tales of Faeraven … Continue reading Am I Abandoning Other Genres?
