This Texas Winemaker Found Bliss On The Vine

by | May 18, 2016 | Blogs

Being in any creative field is plain, hard work.  As anybody doing so can attest to. But for me, accompanied by that is the fun side of writing fiction. Because sometimes gifts simply fall from the sky.  And on some brilliant and beautiful days, magic reigns. So, as...

This Is Not A Newsflash But It Is A Damn Good Story

by | May 11, 2016 | Blogs

I love stories. This is not a newsflash.  LOL.  I’m a novelist, so of course I love stories. But don’t you?  Ah, hearing what makes people tick, how their lives have run their course, listening to what they’ve learned, doesn’t that just tweak you?  It sure does me....

7 Ways To Be More Energetic When You Don’t Want To Be

by | May 4, 2016 | Blogs

Don’t you just hate when you get up just dragging?  I know I do.  It makes me angry, actually.  Because, like you, I don’t have time for it. But I also know that being angry will just deplete my energy further.  Causing a vicious cycle that, well, none of us have time...

This Is Why I Write. Truth Is, It’s In My Bones

by | Apr 27, 2016 | Blogs

Don’t you love convening with like-minded folks? I had such a fabulous time speaking at the NETWO Writers’ Conference last weekend! Writers’ conferences jazz me.  Talking about all things writing and meeting with new writers and published authors as well is always...

Have You Checked In To See If You Are Happy?

by | Apr 20, 2016 | Blogs

That sounds like an odd question, no?  I mean, you know if you’re happy or not. Why would you need to check to see if you were? Do you ever have those times when your emotions just seem to slump, and you sort of look up and go, what happened?  What’s making me...