I’m often asked if I’ve ever experienced writer’s block. My answer has been, not really. There are times when I don’t feel like writing. But it’s not because I’m blocked, but because I need to have emotion and passion to write. True writer’s block is when a writer has no idea what to put down […]
A quick newsletter with a special eBook deal I’ll mention later. First off, my new book will be going off to my editor by the end of the week. I have three beta readers who are finishing reading my second draft. Early feedback has been great. One telling me the story held her attention from
I’m slow with the newsletter as I was down and out for about a week with a stomach virus. The first I’ve had in many years. It was not fun, but I’m finally getting back to normal. During that time I was not able to do any writing on my latest book. But fortunately this
Sorry, I’m a little late with this month’s newsletter. After three weeks away from home, I’m trying to get caught up. First, it was 17 days away in Nashville for the Killer Nashville and Bouchercon events. Then we were back home for three nights and then on the road again for 5 days in Loveland
The hot weather is continuing for us along the Colorado Front Range. And unfortunately, we now have four wildfires burning in the foothills and mountain areas. The Quarry Fire in Jefferson County, the Stone Canyon Fire in Boulder County north of Lyons, the Lake Shore Fire in Boulder County, and the Alexander Mountain Fire in
On our trip to South Dakota, we had a wonderful time. Not only at the Wild Deadwood Reads book event, where I sold quite a few books, but traveling around the Black Hills region and seeing the sights. Here are a few pictures taken at the book event, including the winner of the Little Free
We are currently re-doing a large section of the upstairs in our house. This includes the loft, which is my Packers Man Cave (Yes I’m a Green Bay Packers Fan). New paint, and new hardwood flooring. New flooring for the entire loft, hallway, and all the stairs in the house. The painting is already done
It will be 5 years this August since we moved into our new home. Our previous home, which we lived in for 22 years, had very little grass to mow. Transitioning to a Xeriscape yard with mostly mulch, plants, bushes, and trees. Our new home is on a large corner lot with all grass, which
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As you can see from the pictures above, springtime weather in Colorado can swing in wild directions. The pictures were from 18 inches of wet, heavy snow we got a couple weeks ago. Then after it melted, flowers started to bloom from the warm weather, which neared 70 degrees. And then we had another snowstorm
Good day to everyone. My big news is Murder by a Hundred Cuts is in my editor’s hands. Tina already telling me, “Wow she loved it!” She says she’ll have the edits to me by the end of next week and when I get it, I’ll need to go through all the changes and tighten
