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Maybe We Can Lose Them for Weekend Writing Warriors

Here’s the link to theWeekend Writing Warriorscentral page, so you can visit all the participants sharing excerpts today…A fun way to sample new books and find new writers!

We’re onto a new story of mine, a WIP that still needs a lot of work. Mark, an ex-Special Forces soldier in the Sectors, has been hired by the Outlier Empress to rescue a kidnap victim who’s been taken to the border planet Freemarket, where anythinggoes and the authorities are usually hands off. Kind of like Las Vegas…he’s...

Wednesday Whimsy New Year’s Eve

Been saving a few Victorian trade cards for this post…I hope whatever you’re doing for New Year’s Eve, whether it be an evening at home with the family, or a night out dancing, you’re going to have fun!

“Hope smiles from the threshold of the year to come, whispering, ‘It will be happier.”Alfred Lord Tennyson

“Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.”Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man...

We’re Going To Make A Run For It Weekend Writing Warriors

Here’s the link to theWeekend Writing Warriorscentral page, so you can visit all the participants sharing excerpts today…A fun way to sample new books and find new writers!

We’re onto a new story of mine, a WIP that still needs a lot of work. Mark, an ex-Special Forces soldier in the Sectors, has been hired by the Outlier Empress to rescue a kidnap victim who’s been taken to the border planet Freemarket, where anythinggoes and the authorities are usually hands off. Kind of like Las Vegas…he’s...

Veronica Takes A New Quiz

This is one of those “Last Thing” quizzes fromPeople magazine….

Last thing I purchased: A Modcloth gift card for my younger daughter, who adores them and who looks fabulous in All Their Things! Last thing I purchased for myself: new lingerie on sale after Christmas yesterday O_o and eyeliner from Drew Barrymore’s Flower line. Oh, and blueberries!

Last thing I prepared in the microwave: Lean Cuisine Santa Fe Style Beans and Rice. Yum. Of course I add a lot of sour cream, which probably defeats t...

Wednesday Whimsy Disney Ornaments Hats and Shoes

We do have a more conventional Christmas tree in the living room of course, but I also keep

this “tree” full of my Disney mouse hat and character shoe theme ornaments. I started collecting them a few years during a trip to Disneyland and now each time I go back, I pick up a few more. (You can also find them on eBay.) There are usually some new ones for the new movies – this year I added twoFrozen shoes. I find these ornaments enchanting and fun – whoever designs them does a great job.

I also ad...

Did He Remember? WRECK OF THE NEBULA DREAM Weekend Writing Warriors

First, a very Happy Holiday season to you all!!!

Here’s the link to theWeekend Writing Warriorscentral page, so you can visit all the participants sharing excerpts today…A fun way to sample new books and find new writers!

The luxury ship Nebula Dreamhas suffered a middle of the night catastrophe in space. My hero, Nick Jameson, has fought his way to the nearest lifeboat and found chaos.As he’s just about finished loading the lifeboat, businesswoman Mara Lyrae arrives, much to his relief. But sh...

Disneyland in the Rain for Wednesday Whimsy

We had that huge, severe rainstorm here in Southern California last week and aminor ripple was my plan to go to Disneyland. (Which was nothing compared to mudslides, a tornado, etc., that many people had to deal with.) My best friend and I go annually right around this time of year and in all the time we’ve done that, it’s only rained twice. Rainy days have a magical effect on Disneyland – many fewer people! I have four layers on in the photo to the left – it was freezing in the morning! The...

Did He Make It? WRECK OF THE NEBULA DREAM Weekend Writing Warriors

A fun way to sample new books and find new writers! Here’s the link to theWeekend Writing Warriorscentral page, so you can visit all the participants sharing excerpts today…

The luxury ship Nebula Dreamhas suffered a middle of the night catastrophe in space. My hero, Nick Jameson, has fought his way to the nearest lifeboat and found chaos.As he’s just about finished loading the lifeboat, businesswoman Mara Lyrae arrives, much to his relief. But she refuses to get on the lifeboat, as there are...

Winter Fun for Wednesday Whimsy

I used to love walking the in the snow, having snowball fights, building snow forts…of course I lived in upstate New York at the time! One of my favorite sub genres of romance is the Christmas Regency. I love those big house parties where the governess and the Duke waltz and go sledding and fall in love.

And a little girl who missed all the fun – such a wistful face.



Here’s an intrepid couple who decided to go snowshoeing! And someone who voted for skating…although she seems a bit dubious at th...

Run For Your Life WRECK OF THE NEBULA DREAM Weekend Writing Warriors

A fun way to sample new books and find new writers! Here’s the link to theWeekend Writing Warriorscentral page, so you can visit all the participants sharing excerpts today…

The luxury ship Nebula Dreamhas suffered a middle of the night catastrophe in space. My hero, Nick Jameson, has fought his way to the nearest lifeboat and found chaos.As he’s just about finished loading the lifeboat, businesswoman Mara Lyrae arrives, much to his relief. But she refuses to get on the lifeboat, as there are...