Happy New Year all! First, I am so thrilled to share the money raised toward the Pearl S. Buck Welcome House Adoption Program. For two weeks in December, I promised to donate $1 from each book sale of A Human Element, print or ebook. With your help I sold 71 books and am donating $71 to this wonderful program! Thank you!
Now here's a look back at 2012!
Top visited guest posts on my blog in 2012:
#1 Allison Brennan: How to knock off your characters
New York Times and USA Today bestselling Read more [...]
Hi everyone! As you may remember, a few weeks ago PETE the Elf had a touch too much Eggnog at the Holiday Christmas Party and as he stumbled home, he lost Santa's NICE LIST.
The North Wind scattered the papers to all four corners of the world, and The Bookshelf Muse put out a call to help find them in order to SAVE CHRISTMAS.
Ever since I read about it, I've been on the lookout. And then today, EUREKA!
Yes that's right...when Bentley and I went for our morning walk, we found part of Santa's Read more [...]
Part of the Blogging A to Z Challenge. I’m blogging every day in April, except Sundays, thematically from A to Z. Find out more here.
Today I celebrated the release of my first book, A HUMAN ELEMENT! I had a book launch party at the Doylestown Bookshop in my town. And what fun it was! Tons of friends dropped by and I made new friends too. There was cake, cupcakes, and giveaways - and me signing books. Eek! Thanks to all for coming out and making my day special. How wonderful it is to not be Read more [...]
Etcetera Etcetera Etcetera! It sums up an author's life
American film producer, director, and screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan said "Being a writer is like having homework every night for the rest of your life." He got it so right, and that includes weekends too. Find more of his brainy, fun quotes here.
I've been feeling this lately, with my debut novel coming out, A HUMAN ELEMENT. My first book isn't even out yet and there is more to do. Write a new book, edit a book just finished, promote Read more [...]