My little friend has had a rough time lately--she's been in the veterinary clinic, except for a brief stint at home, since last Thursday night.  This morning, she's having a sonogram and then she needs to go to her regular vet and we'll see from there.  We...

It's a zoo around here, as usual.  The air conditioning went out--AGAIN--and Sadie's having real problems due to her lack of appetite, and we're dealing with that.  Not to worry--she just got dehydrated and needs some TLC.I'm well into the book, though,...

Excellent writing day yesterday!  It's been hot as heck here lately; the houseplants are loving it, but the rest of us wouldn't mind a rainy day or two.  :)I'm reading another book recommended by friends--read for so long last night, in fact, that the...

I've made some important decisions lately; some of them are about starting something and some of them are about stopping something.  :)Have you ever quit a group, not because there was anything wrong with the people in that group,  but because you didn't...

An absolutely wonderful writing day!  I did my timed "freewriting" exercise (10 minutes, just writing as fast as I can, the theme being what I want to happen in the story next), then I launched right into the chapter.  Slade and Joslyn are...

And after a rough 5 days, allergies, that bum knee, etc., I find that I have plenty of enthusiasm.  I'm  SO eager to get back to the book!Over the weekend, I listened to a book I've been avoiding--"The Art of Racing in the Rain", by Garth Stein.  Why...

I've been a little under the weather since Wednesday.I'll be back on Monday.

The book that started it all, the very first McKettrick book ever, is in stores today!  The new cover is beautiful--you can't miss it--and if you missed the early years of my now-sprawling clan of cowboys, here's your chance to get in at the beginning. ...

700 more words and I can call it a day, pour a glass of wine, and play with my art supplies.  It's all good.See you tomorrow.  🙂

Here I am, with another thousand words in the bag.  🙂  Lunch was a piece of soy sauce chicken left over from supper, and now I'm enjoying a cup of Newman's Own and a quiet chat with Mary Ann.The plants are doing well, and I think there may be a bud about to...

I'm working on the new book, and hit upon the idea of writing a brief update blog each time I take a coffee break.  🙂  So here I am.  Sadie is off at her training session and Bernice is yapping at every sound and shadow.  It's a normal day around...

Along with the 10 minute freewriting exercises, which work like a charm, I'm going deeper into the emotions of my characters.  That makes for a much richer story, of course, but it's also difficult at times.  It takes longer, too.  Throughout my career,...