Does it really matter? Flawed Philosophy #1

Does it really matter? Flawed Philosophy #1

I picked up a craft book recently, Matt Bird’s, The Secrets of Story where he states that a hero must go into the story with a ‘flawed philosophy’. And throughout his or her journey, change will come from fixing that flaw. It made me think about my ‘flawed...

Let me catch you up…

Let me catch you up…

Happy Friday! I realized I hadn't written a blog post on all the exciting upcoming releases scheduled.  I know readers are choosy about what they will read and want to invest their time in an author who will not leave them hanging. My first Darling Cove book Must Love...

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

I said goodbye to 2017, long before midnight on December 31st. Perhaps, it was even weeks before that. If you've been 'following' me, you know 2017 was both a great and horrible year. Which makes me eager for 2018. In my Long Island RWA chapter last January, we were...

Merry Christmas from Darling Cove!

And Happy Holidays! While Must Love Fashion is not a "Christmas Romance", one of my favorite scenes takes place Christmas Morning. Enjoy: On Christmas morning, the roads were back open. Andrew decided to go to the end of the earth for Gwen—he just didn’t realize she...

There’s Still A Stigma Y’All…

I'd been saying for weeks/months I have to start blogging again. Then 'stuff' happens. I won't whine about how hard it is to juggle daily tasks needed to have a successful writing career. (According to 'someone', it 'aint happening anyway). Still I'm trying. In...

The Good, the Bad, the Ugly Month-February 2017

The Good, the Bad, the Ugly Month-February 2017

Welcome back to my blog! I have two very important announcements to make. The feature image above oddly represents both perfectly. I'll start with the sad news... On February 16th,  we lost Zoe.  As you know from the previous post, one of the drivers of leaving my...

The Jubilee Blog- January 2017

The Jubilee Blog- January 2017

Welcome to 2017. This year I want to blog not just about my writing, but about the journey I will take during this very “crucial” year for me.  When Queen Elizabeth celebrated sixty years on the throne, it was called a Jubilee Celebration. And no I’m not sixty! If you...