The Author's Blog

A New Venture!

Back in January, I decided to sever my relationship with my publisher and strike out on my own as an indie (independent) author. Frankly, in the five years since my first book, Truth Kills, made it to market, I had such miserable sales and so little marketing support, that I figured I couldn’t do any […]

Even Fictional Characters Need a Home

Have you heard the old joke about the husband who comes home late one night, opens the bedroom closet and finds a half-dressed man hiding there? “What are you doing in my closet?” the husband asks. “Everybody’s gotta be somewhere,” the man answers. It’s a groaner, but its silliness holds a kernel of truth. Everybody […]

Watch Your Mouth!

I admit to having a bit of a potty mouth – after all, I grew  as an Army brat and heard foul language with some frequency. My mom would caution me, “Watch your mouth, young lady,” when she heard me use a mild expletive. In today’s culture, those words would hardly be noticed. After retiring […]