All writers dream of getting “The Call.” That first phone call when your agent or editor phones you and tells you that yes, someone wants to publish your book. It’s a wonderful feeling, the highest of highs. But reality eventually sets in. And you realize that now you have to sell the *@$! thing. That you getting another book published will →

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I finally sold this year, after many, many, many years of writing and querying and getting rejected. When that magical moment came, I was thrilled. I’d finally achieved my dream. I’d made it. My work was good enough, I was smart enough, and doggone it, people liked me. And I wouldn’t get rejected anymore.  Boy, was I wrong.  I went on a →

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Erin Fry is officially my hero. If you don’t know Erin, she’s one of the staff members at Romance Writers of America. And she really saved my bacon today. I submitted a workshop proposal for the Dallas conference to RWA … and then my computer decided to die. I didn’t have a backup of the proposal anywhere. Not in my →

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I have to ‘fess up to something. I wrote recently that I don’t have a TBR pile. Well now I do, thanks to my local library (which is staffed by Kathryn and Dottie, two of the nicest people in the world). I went to return some books today and found out that they had gotten 15 of my requests in →

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I finally read Marley & Me by John Grogan. It’s the best-selling book where the guy chronicles the life and antics of his dog, Marley. You’ve probably heard of it. It made me chuckle. It made me cry. And it made me think about Lucky. This summer, my family and I had to put Lucky, our 19-year-old Corgi mix, to sleep. →

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