Starlog

  • Take Away From My First Television Interview

    On Monday, I had my first ever television interview. While I cannot speak to everywhere you might be interviewed, here are a few things that I took away from the experience. 1.  Bring a friend with you if you are the nervous type. You might be afraid to enter that scary little door between those… Read more

  • You’ll never guess what I’m doing today!

    About a month ago, I was contacted by a television producer who had been surfing the web and stumbled across my “Gold Mine Manuscript” series of posts from 2011. She thought these topics would be a great addition to a television series she’s working on aimed at writers. And she wanted to know if I’d… Read more

  • Sometimes life just gets in the way.

    I admit I am mildly psychotic. I give myself goals, and once I see them on paper, they might as well be chiseled in stone. I hit them. Always. No matter what. It’s something that was driven into me since I was very young. I thank my father for this most of the time. Being… Read more

  • Why Teal? Take a moment to think about Ovarian Cancer

    This weekend Littlest Dude and I drove down the road and saw a group of girls tying teal ribbons on trees. About an hour later when we returned, the entire street was lined with teal. “What does that mean, Mommy?” Littlest asked. Well, I remember yellow ribbons–and pink ribbons pop up every year. But teal?… Read more

  • It’s marketing time! More blog posts and interviews, less novel writing.

    While I was on vacation, dreaming about getting back and leisurely finishing ASHES IN THE SKY, my publicist sent over my blog tour interviews and guest post requests. After reviewing them (14 in all so far) I decided to write “just a little” of ASHES IN THE SKY per day to keep myself going, and… Read more

  • When the edits are finally over… Whew!

    Edits are finally done for FIRE IN THE WOODS. Part of me breathes a sigh of relief, while the other part of me cringes in horror. This was a multi-faceted process, which would have been much easier if I was not writing book two, ASHES IN THE SKY at the same time under a very… Read more