Reader, I believe the last time that I emailed you I said I'd talk to you soon. I mean classic ghosting technique, right? Tell you I'll call you and then disappear into the night, never to be heard from again. The truth of the matter is, I, like most of us, was burnt the heck out. Out of ideas. Out of inspiration to write. And so I'm ever so slowly dipping my baby toe back in the romance writing water. And I'd love for you to join me inside the little pond I'm building. To start, I have a...

Last week I had a humbling experience. I signed up for an aquazumba class at my local gym and was convinced I wouldn't be the only 51 year old there and that for sure, it would be a fun and beneficial experience. I was so wrong. I brought down the average age by at least 15 years...if not more. But OMG, it was so much fun...except for dodging the creepy old man who just floated around and watched everyone. It totally reminded me of Eleanor from Influenced, and the time her mom thought...

Imagine being a romance writer going through a divorce and still having writing commitments that needed that deep, insightful and loving touch. What your books didn't need was for all the men in the book to die. Well, that's been me off and on for the past 3 years. I thought I'd give myself one year to ditch the anger but turns out a pandemic at the same time as a divorce can make it double hard to get out of the negative mindset and into the open to the idea of romance mindset. However, I'm...