I hope everyone is having a lovely 2026 so far and that we’re all finding ways to cope with the onslaught of local and world events. Indeed I am revising Bound In Smoke. However, on January 1, I broke my fibula in a fall (the non-weight-bearing bone in the calf) I suppose if you’re going […]
Happy New Year!
Happy 2026 to everyone on the Gregorian calendar. May the year bring us justice, fairness, and finished books. Freddie the Macaw says Happy New Year! What are your hopes for the New Year?
Happy Holidays!
To everyone observing a holiday or celebrating the seasons, may you find joy and happiness.
The Current State of Contacting Me
The deluge of AI spam coming my way (and indeed to every other author out there) is usually gushing comments about one of my books followed by book club blah blah blah marketing blah. Those get trashed from my spam blocker. But there’s another class that at first feels a bit tricky. Another “author” gushes […]
Bound In Smoke Update
Bound In Smoke is back from my editor so I will be working on those edits in the coming days. I have some time off coming so I am hoping to get a lot done. He had some great feedback that I am excited to get to work on.
Update on Bound in Smoke
I gave my editor a nudge about the MS and he said he was well into the book but had a computer failure and hoped to have everything restored shortly.
Which means that I should shortly have the edits back.
A Happy Thanksgiving to All
For those who celebrate, wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving. I’m grateful for friends and family who are kind and generous. What are you grateful for?
Update on Bound in Smoke
My editor now has Bound in Smoke next in line to complete. He expects it to take about 2 weeks. Since 4-6 weeks was our original agreed upon turn around time, this is on schedule. Confession time: while I’ve been waiting, I snuck in a few updates and just sent him the updated MS. Which […]
Robin Harders
Yesterday Robin Harders, my friend of many years, passed away. She’d been in poor health for some time and reached a point where she was ready to let go. We knew this moment was coming, but the time between her consultation with her medical team and her passing was shockingly short. I am grateful that […]
Tonda Fuller (Isobel Carr)
My good friend of many years, Tonda Fuller, passed away today. As many of you know, she had been battling an aggressive cancer. She was surrounded by friends and family, and I am beyond grateful for that. We were writing buddies and personal friends. She came up to Sonoma County regularly to get together with […]