![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ba9afc_03a1e25cce3b41c9a1e8c6a48784c1f5.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/ba9afc_03a1e25cce3b41c9a1e8c6a48784c1f5.webp)
![GIVING THANKS](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ba9afc_03a1e25cce3b41c9a1e8c6a48784c1f5.jpg/v1/fill/w_319,h_240,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/ba9afc_03a1e25cce3b41c9a1e8c6a48784c1f5.webp)
GIVING THANKS
So, this is the time of year when we reflect on the things we feel thankful for. I am truly lucky -- cataloguing my good fortune is...
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ba9afc_8639d371575b4312930b5ac437d0ccd3.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/ba9afc_8639d371575b4312930b5ac437d0ccd3.webp)
![NANOWRIMO - PART II](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ba9afc_8639d371575b4312930b5ac437d0ccd3.jpg/v1/fill/w_319,h_240,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/ba9afc_8639d371575b4312930b5ac437d0ccd3.webp)
NANOWRIMO - PART II
I've crested the 30,000-word mark in my NaNoWriMo manuscript, but a wrinkle has emerged. The story veered in an unexpected direction and...
![TAKING A FLYING LEAP: ENTERING THE WORLD OF NANOWRIMO](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ba9afc_f7d926460c9b438ba58d2837162ab9b3.png/v1/fill/w_319,h_240,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/ba9afc_f7d926460c9b438ba58d2837162ab9b3.webp)
TAKING A FLYING LEAP: ENTERING THE WORLD OF NANOWRIMO
I'm participating in my first NaNoWriMo -- National Novel Writing Month. During the month of November, writers take the challenge to...
![GOODREADS GIVEAWAY - PUNISHMENT SUMMER](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ba9afc_1f0ae8cc887a4b708ae34dd91c7ce7f0.png/v1/fill/w_319,h_240,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/ba9afc_1f0ae8cc887a4b708ae34dd91c7ce7f0.webp)
GOODREADS GIVEAWAY - PUNISHMENT SUMMER
Join in the Release Party Celebration! I'm giving away FIVE paperback copies of my new young adult suspense novel, PUNISHMENT SUMMER on...
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ba9afc_4f23201cf1d644819accf5827b3eff69.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/ba9afc_4f23201cf1d644819accf5827b3eff69.webp)
![ARE MYSTERIES GOING TO THE DOGS?](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ba9afc_4f23201cf1d644819accf5827b3eff69.jpg/v1/fill/w_319,h_240,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/ba9afc_4f23201cf1d644819accf5827b3eff69.webp)
ARE MYSTERIES GOING TO THE DOGS?
By coincidence, not long ago, I read two mysteries featuring a dog as one of the lead characters. At least I THOUGHT it was by...
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ba9afc_bc52568db02e43948486f3cbd5e3e1cb.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/ba9afc_bc52568db02e43948486f3cbd5e3e1cb.webp)
![THE IMPORTANCE OF ANIMALS IN STORY](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ba9afc_bc52568db02e43948486f3cbd5e3e1cb.jpg/v1/fill/w_319,h_240,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/ba9afc_bc52568db02e43948486f3cbd5e3e1cb.webp)
THE IMPORTANCE OF ANIMALS IN STORY
After months of editing and polishing, I've put aside work on my finished manuscript, DISAPPEARING ACT, to focus on a new manuscript for...