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For Writers

Week 7 of my class on the "11 Senses, Who Knew?" based on Marilyn Kelly's book by the same name in my free online Yahoo class group.

To make it fun, I'm giving away weekly "mentoring" prizes including two copies of Marilyn's book over the 11 week course. It's a very light course – no huge time commitment. If you aren't a member, but would like to join, it's not to late. :)This week we're discussing the Sense of Balance. :) New "lessons" posted every Friday.NB: While I'm not giving Marilyn's...

For Writers

Week 6 of my class on the "11 Senses, Who Knew?" based on Marilyn Kelly's book by the same name in my free online Yahoo class group.

To make it fun, I'm giving away weekly "mentoring" prizes including two copies of Marilyn's book over the 11 week course. It's a very light course – no huge time commitment. If you aren't a member, but would like to join, it's not to late. :) This week we're discussing the Sense of Pain. :) New "lessons" posted every Friday. NB: While I'm not giving Marilyn's...

A Difficult Decision - Please Read

First, I want to apologize for simply disappearing...I've had another "retreat from the world" episode and had to dig deeply for cause and effect as well as solutions. I love this blog and chatting with readers on it, but maintaining it as well as my Facebook, MySpace, etc. takes a lot of time I could and *should* be writing. I want and frankly *need* to interact with my readers, but have realized that in the interest of achieving some level of balance something has to change. I am currenl...

For Writers

Week 5 of my class on the "11 Senses, Who Knew?" based on Marilyn Kelly's book by the same name in my free online Yahoo class group.

To make it fun, I'm giving away weekly "mentoring" prizes including two copies of Marilyn's book over the 11 week course. It's a very light course – no huge time commitment. If you aren't a member, but would like to join, it's not to late. :) This week we're discussing the Sense of Taste. :) New "lessons" posted every Friday. NB: While I'm not giving Marilyn's...

For Writers

Week 4 of my class on the "11 Senses, Who Knew?" based on Marilyn Kelly's book by the same name in my free online Yahoo class group.

To make it fun, I'm giving away weekly "mentoring" prizes including two copies of Marilyn's book over the 11 week course. It's a very light course – no huge time commitment. If you aren't a member, but would like to join, it's not to late. :)This week we're discussing the Sense of Smell. :) New "lessons" posted every Friday.NB: While I'm not giving Marilyn's...

Speaking of Trees

People who have read my Call Story, often ask how I kept writing year after year, rejection after rejection, set-back after set-back. I tell them that Hubcap believed in me when I did not believe in myself. I tell them my mantra, "You can't guarantee success, but you can guarantee failure...by giving up. So don't give up." I tell them I was lucky and my mom supported me, always cheering me one, that I knew I was doing what God wanted me to do. I tell them, truthfully, that an author cannot...

Humpday Hottie

One of JudyF's sexy cowboy hotties. :) We've said it before, but JudyF knows her cowboys! LOL
This week's mid-week pick-you-up hunk for your enjoyment!

Blog Winner for Last Week

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Trees in Books

Okay...so loving trees as I do, I really enjoy when they play some kind of pivotal (A Tree Grows in Brooklyn), or even minor role in a book. :) You know how some readers just love pets in a book? Well, I'm actually one of those too. But today we're talking about trees. ;-)

I just realized that the cover for Close Quarters is probably one of my favorites, not only because it has a hot rendition of my hero, but a tree. LOL Hmm... what other delish romance covers have trees on them?
Have you read ...

The Tree Outside My Window

I have a deciduous tree outside my office window. It's some kind of Maple, but don't ask me which one. That's Hubcap's department and he's not here to reference. :) Right now, the leaves and little reddish-pink flowers block my view of anything but the sky and the tree itself.

While I may not be a dab hand at identifying the subspecies (is that even the right word?) of a tree, I love them. Always have. Our last house backed up to a greenbelt (area that could not be developed) filled with...