Back at the keyboard and smiling.

Well, it’s been almost a month since my last post, and I’ve been busy doing everything but writing. I raced another Ironman Race in Louisville, KY just over two weeks ago and I finished remodeling our kitchen just the other day. My mind as been storing up the scenes I need to continue with in […]

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Customer Service – where has it gone?

Has anyone noticed a change in customer service in the last few years? My father was a businessman, who was well respected in his industry, because no matter how much his company grew, he remained humble and honest, and always, always found a way to meet his customers’ needs. I learned at an early age […]

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RWA National Conference in Dallas

I’m back, exhausted but exhilarated, ready to plunge back into my work. My admiration goes out to everyone involved in making this conference what it was — awesome! The PRO retreat was the best yet, filled with terrific information that each of us can put to use ASAP, the workshops were filled with inspiring and realistic information […]

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RWA National Conference

Well, I’m off to the National Conference to learn more about the business. I will pitch to some important people, meet up with old writer friends, make new friends, attend the PRO workshop, and so much more. The four jam-packed days are always exhilarating, and as I have each year, I’m looking forward to the information I’ll gain. […]

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Utah cycling vacation

Hubby and I just returned from a fabulous vacation in which we saw the spectacular views of Southern Utah by bike. Our Trek Travel group consisted of thirteen avid cyclists and two guides, who were simply awesome, BTW. We started our journey in Boulder, Utah, with a warm-up ride (ha) to check out the fit […]

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Head out of the sand.

I haven’t posted in quite awhile, simply because I’ve been very busy. I totally rewrote The Chase is Over, my very first manuscript, and though the basis of the story remained unchanged, I refocused the POV’s, strengthened the plot, and ramped up the tension both in the relationship between Alexandra and Tyler and in the […]

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Tour of Missouri

Last Sunday, I was invited to watch the last stage (stage 7) of the Tour of Missouri from the Columbia tent – they sponsor George Hincapie’s team. I’m a huge fan, so this was a treat. As it turned out, not only did we meet up with the Columbia people, we all ended up in the VIP […]

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Hurricane Ike

We held our breaths as we watched Ike climb over Cuba, the Keys, and head for the Gulf. To all of my friends in Texas and the neighboring areas, my heart goes out to you. Whether you hunkered down or evacuated, what’s left in his wake is horrific. Looking at the news and seeing more and more […]

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Pouring Rain

It’s pouring rain outside. What a beautiful day to get some writing done. Labor Day weekend was spent getting the Florida house ready for possible visits from Hanna, Ike, and Josephine – tropical storm/hurricanes. Traking them on-line shows that Hanna is still to the east of us … may she continue on a non-damaging route until she […]

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