I finished chapter one. Finally. It was like pulling teeth. And now? Now I hate it.

GAH!

I love the prologue, like the first scene, can’t stand the second. It’s boring. It’s not unique. And now I’m stuck at the beginning of two because the second half of one is such a smelly stinker.

My wonderful CP said, “Just write. First chapters are allowed to stink.” My perfectionist brain is rebelling though. No! No! No! First chapters can’t stink! They have to hook. They have to be special. They’re the only shot you have!

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Two of my three Gremlins are gone to their grandparents’. The house is relatively quiet (esp. when Gremlin #3 is sleeping), and I can’t bleed out a single word to save my life.

Fast forward a week. All three Gremlins are now home. Chaos reigns supreme. The dog is barking, the doorbell’s ringing, kids are screaming and I’m writing like a mad-woman.

Just where is the logic?… Read more »

Do you know it all? I will gladly admit that I don’t. (Contrary to what my husband says.) In most things, I know squat, although I do know how to look things up. I can research with the best of them, baby. And I tend to remember a lot. But if it’s not something I’m interested in at that moment, forget it. I took an online class on PIs earlier this summer and learned a lot of interesting info. Can I remember any of it? Nope. Not one damn thing. I wasn’t working on a PI story at the time. … Read more »

Linda has exciting news. Check out her blog post at Romance Worth Killing For!… Read more »

This week I’m down to one kid. One lonely one-year old who is suddenly missing his siblings.

We dropped the older two Gremlins at their grandparents house on our way home from vacation. I talked with both of them extensively beforehand, explained over and over that once we left we weren’t coming back to get them for a full week. It’s a 3+ hour drive to pick them up, so they had to be SURE they wanted to stay. If not, they needed to come home with us. Both decided they wanted to stay with Grandma and Grandpa.

That lasted … Read more »

Ever feel like you have nothing interesting to say? That’s me. Nothing interesting. No news. Nothing exciting going on. Just the daily grind – trying to make it from one day to the next without pulling my hair out.

(When does school start again?! I’m getting jealous of all you East Coasters who are starting already. We have…another month!)

Gremlin #3 has learned a few choice words lately: No. Go. Whoa. (Yes, he rhymes. We have high hopes he’ll be the next Shel Silverstein.) No is his favorite word. As in: NO! (I don’t want a kiss). I think … Read more »

So maybe blogger will let me post these now. Cross your fingers…

Me with Roxanne St.Claire at the literacy signing.

There she is. The woman of the night. CP Joan Swan, up for a GH, on the big screen at the awards ceremony. I just wish it hadn’t been so dark.… Read more »

Geez, blogger is being temperamental. I’ve been trying to post pics from nationals over at

Don’t think I got to bed before 1am any night, and Lisa’s alarm went off way too early every morning. But it was fun. Even with about 5 hrs sleep per night, it was fun. Sorta like one great big slumber party. Alice and Lisa were hilarious roommates to have.

Oh, and this was funny…every single person who checked my ID thought I was trying to pass off fake ID. I had to have my license renewed when I was 8 mo. pg with Gremlin … Read more »