Father’s Day brought my husband’s family together last weekend. A few us got talking after dinner about the need for specializing in college in order to be competitive in today’s job market. My sister-in-law knew someone in a college program for aspiring designers of computer game software. That’s a major now—entertainment software […]

Today is one of the happiest kinds of days in my writing life. The pleasure of it is a little different from a sale day—fabulous because those days mean I continue to be employed—and not quite the same as a brainstorm day, which is always fun because it means I get to talk on […]

I don’t claim to be a wise old crone, but nothing makes me feel a million years old faster than speaking at a writers’ conference. This weekend I made the trek north to Ottawa to speak to an RWA chapter about putting together a miniseries. It’s a fun topic, and they were an […]

I’m packing for a vacation as I write this. Sunshine and no-work for five days—I can’t wait. The only drawback is limited suitcase space for all I’ll want to bring. Especially when it comes to packing the right book.
I believe there’s an art to choosing the perfect Vacation Read, and I’m not […]

I was thrilled to be nominated for a RITA this week. Technically, one of my books got nominated and in the interest of learning to separate myself more from work, I should probably be clear about that distinction. But a lot of us creative types are pretty well-identified with our work. A […]

I joined a book club last year. I’d love it even if we didn’t read any books since it provides a night of vino and chat with friends. But the extracurricular reading has been really fun too, especially since I’ve read less books since becoming an author.
Seems counterintuitive doesn’t it? Write more […]

There’s no time like Super Bowl day to share my lot in life as the spouse of a sports nut. It’s not surprising really, since I was the first one in line to fall in love with all of Susan Elizabeth Phillips’ sports heroes and I went on to write a snowboarder, a race […]