That sounds like a good title…you know, you can’t go home again and all that? Unfortunately for me, Atlanta was never home. But it was where I lived for two years and returning there always is meshed with mixed emotions. This week, me and about a gazillion other romance writers will be [...]

It’s time for another AR Fun giveaway!
Today’s questions are very simple: We’d like to know more about our readers. What part of the world are you from, and what do you do for a living?
One of you will win a surprise book and some goodies from our authors! Drawing will be held Sunday evening.
Update: [...]

Last night I watched the movie Jagged Edge…for the 400th time. I needed mindless. No thinking. Just sitting, staring and following along without having to delve too deep. Basically, the movie equivalent of a big bag of Ruffles - comfort food.
Jagged Edge is, by now, considered an oldie. It dates [...]

(A quiz to be completed with all the seriousness of a pig dressed in a tutu)
Do you read in different genres (i.e. mystery, romance, fantasy)?
a) Never. I don’t read commercial fiction.
b) Sometimes
c) Always
d) What are genres, again?
If you were bored and had a three hour wait in a room with two books in genres you’ve [...]

Okay, so I’m spending my evening doing what all (slacking/procrastinating) writers are doing…blog hopping! And I discovered the Avon editors’ group blog, aptly titled Avon Romance Blog.
June 11’s entry caught my eye. Titled “For Book Lovers”, it spoke to me, perhaps because I am (of course) a book lover. Have been since I was a [...]

Is anyone ever really happy with his or her body?
You read a lot about how women are so wrapped up in their weight. I admit I am too. Especially since I gained weight and I can’t fit my jeans properly. Other women tell me I “carry it well”, and my big [...]

I thought I’d made a dreadful mistake the morning the job fair dawned. It had all started innocuously enough. A friend asked if I’d be willing to hold a booksigning at the USO’s military spouses’ event at a nearby base. Of course, I agreed. Not only would it be a great [...]