Writer’s Diary – Romance Author With A Few Opinions
On October 16, my beloved nephew Dylan passed away. He was 24. The times being what they are, I will say that it was not COVID related. Our entire family will forever be devastated. He was talented and generous and kind and beloved by all. We will never recover. On November 12, my youngest brother, […]
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Writer’s Diary – Romance Author With A Few Opinions
I’ve been putting off this post for a while because it’s hard to write. But first, YES! This book is still coming your way, so don’t think it’s not. As many of you know, I sent the revised MS to my editor. The main take away from the comments I got is simple enough. I’ll […]
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Writer’s Diary – Romance Author With A Few Opinions
Yes, Bound in Smoke is still with my editor. These are difficult times for everyone, and my editor has a school age child. I’ve been in contact and hope to have the edited MS in a couple of weeks. Raising children is hard work no matter what, but these are exceptionally challenging times, and no […]
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Writer’s Diary – Romance Author With A Few Opinions
I have several relatives who served in the military. My mother’s oldest and favorite brother, Vern, served in WWII in the South Pacific. According to my mother, after the war was over, he was discharged with the expectation that he would not survive six months.When he passed away in 1977, my mother was heartbroken. He […]
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Writer’s Diary – Romance Author With A Few Opinions
I have a collection of 20+ postcards, most of which are from a pep talk collection or have a pretty picture. In addition, I have sassy foil stamps available to affix to said postcards. Upon my request, the USPS sent me various fun stamps, including dinosaurs, frogs, and orchids. Please check out the close up […]
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Writer’s Diary – Romance Author With A Few Opinions
In my between-books downtime and Pandemic anxiety reduction time, I have been watching a British show from a few years ago called Restoration Home. The show follows along with the restoration of historic homes in Britain. So far, all but one have been registered historic, but all have been at least two centuries old and […]
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Writer’s Diary – Romance Author With A Few Opinions
I have sent Bound In Smoke to my editor. I’m taking a couple of days to get my head clear before I pick up the next project. I hope all of you are healthy and coping with the various levels of Shelter in Place.
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Writer’s Diary – Romance Author With A Few Opinions
Greetings from Shelter In Place day 27. I’m doing reasonably well and hope the same for all who read this. The other night I was working on edits for Bound In Smoke when I heard this loud howling from across the field. I went to the door and heard a lot that dissolve into laughter, […]
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Writer’s Diary – Romance Author With A Few Opinions
Sheltering In Place California extended its Shelter in Place order to May 3, 2020, so we’re in for another month. I’ve been working from home since March 16th so we’re into day 19 here at Jewel HQ. We don’t take my dad anywhere except for his necessary medical appointments. He misses his shopping trips but, […]
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Writer’s Diary – Romance Author With A Few Opinions
Hello, all. I have a suspicion I may be posting more often here because, like most of the world, I daresay, I am a bit stressed and looking for ways to deal with that while maintaining Shelter At Home. Bound In Smoke Today, I finished the remaining changes to the manuscript. I went through my […]
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