My (Modified) Atlanta Adventure
Well, cowgirls, I managed, with a lot of help from my friends, to make it to the Romantic Times Conference after all. Not bad for a woman virtually climbing out of a sick bed to board a plane! I had originally intended to attend the entire conference, but...
Winners and a Brief Update
Winners are: Valia Smith and Elma Lamoureux. Congratulations, Valia and Elma! New contest in progress; as always, just comment. Two winners will be chosen at random, notified, and posted here. Each will receive an autographed copy of my latest book. Now, for the...
Back to the Blog
That flu everyone's talking about? It's REAL. I have been sick for over three weeks--as in, stay-in-my-pajamas, sleep-in-the-daytime, cough-and-snuffle sick. I've been out of the house exactly twice, for very short forays, which always ended with Advil, more...
Tomorrow is the day!
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Inspiration
As I am temporarily between projects, I am devouring new books. Some, of course, are only new to me--you may well have read them. Every Tuesday, I head for Audible.com Today's listen is "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho, though I am nearly through. On the playlist...
Winners and More on the List of 20
Our winners are: Maria Sanchez and Candy Charville. Congratulations, both of you. To recap: each week, two winners will be chosen at random from the comment section of this blog. Each winner will receive an autographed copy of my latest release, and their names...
Makin’ A List and Checkin’ It Twice
No, I'm not getting ready for Christmas in March. 🙂 I'm making a list of things I need to do to work as efficiently as possible and write good books, plus more personal things, like consistent exercise, etc. Examples: I'll be writing "The Wager" next, and this is...
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
It's true. My heroes have always been cowboys, and they probably always will. #1, of course, is my late, great dad, Grady "Skip" Lael. This month, on March 21, my new contemporary western romance, "Forever A Hero", will be available wherever books are sold, as...
The Book is Done!
Well, mostly done. There will be revisions, but the story is complete. I finished yesterday afternoon, and I think I was in shock for the rest of the evening. I made supper, took a relaxing bath, went to bed and listened to a good part of Naomi Judd's new book,...
Winners and More Rambling
This week, our winners are: Donna Morrow and Eugenia Riddick. Each of you will receive an autographed book. As usual, there is a new contest underway right now--to enter, you simply need to comment, and you're in. Two winners will be selected at random, notified,...
Here I Go Again
Well, my friends, I'm back to the blog. I haven't been ill, just very busy with the book and my attempts to keep a bad cold at bay. There were days when I seemed to be winning, and days when the cold was topping the scoreboard. Today, I'd have to say it's a draw....
On the Home Stretch
In approximately one week, I will have finished the initial draft of "North of Eden". It was been a long pull--the word count is 120,000 words--difficult at times, thrilling at other times. As you know from recent blogs, I fell in love with the characters--they are...