A warm East Texas welcome! I'm happy you stopped by for today's blog tour featuring, Unwritten Melody by Tessa Emily Hall. After reading the story blurb and my review, click on the link to enter a chance to win her awesome prize pack! Learn about Tessa and follow her blog tour schedule to learn more …
Dragons of Jade: A Review and Author Promo
Clean YA Fantasy with a hint of Romance Description:  There’s no such thing as dragons. Of that, Jade Delaney was sure. She may not have known who she was or where she came from, but at least she had a plan for her future. All that changes when a dragon summons her back to the world …
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C. S. Lakin: Professional Help
While in the process of writing my first novel, I followed an agent’s blog who warned those wishing to query her not to, unless the manuscript had been professionally edited. She offered a list of recommended copy editors. From this list, I chose C. S. Lakin. From her website, Live, Write, Thrive, Lakin offers a …
THE TRUTH BE TOLD…
My Dangerous Loyalties Series, is a fictional account of Mary Shirley and her family's lives during the American Revolution. It’s set in Western Virginia shortly before Mary’s real life 13th birthday on February 17, 1775. The Shirley family really did live on 527 acres of Indian Creek land. These posts will reveal their non-fiction story, …
Wanting to Win a Sandwich
As I write this, it's another hour wait for those who began gathering outside Schlotzsky's before 7am. The first 100 people to purchase a 6-pack of Cinnabon rolls get a free small Original sandwich for a year! So, because I happened to be awake before 7, I started a pot of coffee, gathered extra water, …
Go Set a Wat…Chapter One Opinion
So, I just read the first chapter of Go Set a Watchman, by Harper Lee, that's trending all over the Internet as a promotion for the book release on the 14th of July. This was the original book she wanted published. Let go of expectations. Read it as if you know nothing of To Kill …
My Group Therapy
Joining a critique group brings an end to the arrogant delusion of, "I have written a great story." In fact, I'm discovering some hard, and down right scary, things about myself. Scary fact one: My main character lacks emotional responses to events and family members. Should I be in intense therapy? Why is this so …
Life is Messy…
Some days, you just have to spread everything across the floor and sort it out. Writing my YA Historical series, required abundant research notes, maps, and accurate timelines for the plot. I felt my head would explode. It reminded me of laundry day when my three young daughters wore the little white socks with the …
The Perfect Parent Myth
The fact that you worry over being a good parent, means you are. But I understand the frustrations and doubts. Your child steals something, bullies someone, fails in school, you name it, and it has to be the parents fault, right. Hogwash—you've corrected them, cuddled them, and sent them to counselors. In exasperation, you've yelled, cried, and …
Antagonists: Mr. Punch is Not Nice
I watched my first Punch and Judy puppet show on YouTube—the gritty, not for children, version. And I have to say, some days I wish I had a slap stick, which would make me someone's antagonist, but there are people in this world who need a good whack. Mr. Punch lost favor with parents through the …
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