Most men know they have to be careful when picking out flowers for women. Though there are different interpretations, most people agree that red roses declare passion and love, while yellow roses mean you are firmly in the friendship zone, and white roses conjure up thoughts of weddings. In the fictional town of Spinning Hills, [...]
It seems like it took forever, but the day has finally arrived. My debut novel Waiting for Ethan is available today. I’ve been dreaming about writing a book since second grade, which, let me tell you, was a very, very long time ago! Along the way, I wrote several short stories and began writing other [...]
Writers are often asked the inspiration behind their stories. It’s not always an easy question to answer. Those who select this vocation will tell you their minds can easily wander into storyland while driving, cooking, talking to people (yes, we’re sort of listening. The inspiration behind my recent release Share the Moon, though, is easy [...]
Summer will soon come to an end and fall will be fast approaching. Every season has great things in its favor. Summer has the Fourth of July with its fireworks and patriotic parades. Fall will come in with its changing colors and smells of pumpkins and burning leaves and fun festivals with corn mazes and [...]
I love romantic comedies, so it’s no surprise I love to write them as well. Two of my favorite reviews: Reminds me of a modern Doris Day romantic sex comedy, and another Bridget Jones meets Sex in the City. The Twisted Sister Club Series is about 5 friends struggling to find themselves. This is their [...]
For a long time, in fiction and in real life, we behaved as if only one model existed for heterosexual relationships: Women got into distress over the gosh-darned silliest little things, and big strong manly men needed to come along and save them. The old model assumes women are incompetent and men have the answers [...]
In a past life, I was probably a southern writer. There is something about the female southern authors, from Harper Lee and Flannery O’Connor to Fannie Flagg, Alice Walker, Rita Mae Brown and Kaye Gibbons, that resonate with me. These women wrote – and write – with the conviction that place is as important to [...]
I’ve read a lot of books since I became hopelessly addicted to football. And hopelessly is definitely the word for it. The Tumult and The Shouting by Grantland Rice, I Never Played the Game by the legendary Howard Cosell, 100 Yards of Glory by Joe Garner and Bob Costas. Well, you get the idea. Sure, [...]
Romantic Suspense can be intense. The hero and heroine have to overcome the villain, creating external tension for the suspense portion of the book. For the romance part, there’s always some internal conflict keeping them apart. In other words, plenty of action and drama to keep the reader on the edge of their seat. For [...]
Instant replays are now part of Major League Baseball. While they definitely help in preventing some of the blown calls that happened in the past, they certainly cannot rectify everything, as not every play is reviewable. There is one play, however, that I cannot help but wish instant replay had been available at the time, [...]
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