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Jul 23, 20181 min read

More great news for CIRCLE IN TIME!

I'm so pleased to announce that I received a phone call the morning of the Golden Heart Awards ceremony at RWA in Denver letting me know...

Mar 21, 20172 min read

I can't believe it. And I'm not just saying that to appear humble. I truly did not expect the call I received this morning from RWA Board...

Mar 29, 20161 min read

So there's nothing quite like stepping out of the shower and discovering you have a voice mail from one of your favorite authors, and an...

Jul 31, 20152 min read

New York now has a piece of my heart. What a memory, my very first RWA Nationals and a Golden Heart Finalist on top of it. My first day...

Apr 18, 20153 min read

My mantra for five years now. Through rejection after rejection, through failures to final in too many contests to count, through...

Oct 29, 20142 min read

The best part of participation in writing contests is the chance to get to know other writers--like the wonderful Brenda Drake who...

Aug 17, 20132 min read

The road to publication isn't an easy one. It requires more than hard work; it requires a single-minded refusal to give up that some days...

May 30, 20123 min read

One of my favorite blogs for writers is Kristen Lamb’s. It never fails to entertain and enlighten. Her post today was timely. She wrote...