(Note to visitors who aren’t pet-inclined: I’ve done two things this week—shovel snow and do X-treme math, AKA tax prep—so even if I forced myself to come up with actual blog content, it would suck. You might as well get the dog instead. I’ll try to do better tomorrow.)
So what does a little frou-frou [...]

Heading into our first winter with the wee little frou-frou puppy, I was concerned the little princess would suffer horribly in the snow. At the first sign of snowflakes, I was out there with the shovel, making sure “her” yard was perfect. I got her winter gear to keep her delicate self warm and cozy.

These [...]

I originally posted this in January of ‘07, but I happen to have a friend putting together a romantic suspense proposal so I thought I’d post it again. Anything to help out a friend!
How To Plot A Romantic Suspense in 10 Steps:
1. Watch a kick-ass car chase on TV and think “Wouldn’t it have [...]

I forgot to blog today. Huh. Do I have a good excuse?
I’m wearing my math hat today. I hate wearing my math hat because it doesn’t fit me well, squeezes my head and makes my scalp itch.
Alas, somebody has to get the company ready for taxes and that would be me. Why it’s not the [...]

I hate to be harsh, but…dudes, you suck.
Were you trying to illustrate to aspiring writers how to lose your audience in five minutes or less? I mean, you barely have an audience for this moronic show to begin with, which is why—last I heard—you’re scheduled for cancellation, but alienating the few you had left doesn’t [...]

I posted this back in March of ‘05, but I think it’s hilarious. Since we’re talking weather and it was brought up in comments, I’ll post it again.
60 F:
Southern Californians shiver uncontrollably. People in New England sunbathe.
50 F:
New Yorkers try to turn on the heat. People in New England plant gardens.
40 F:
Italian & English cars [...]

It just occured to me I don’t know if there’s an etiquette regarding quoting Twitter bits in blog posts, so I’ll fudge along.
Anyway, the other day (yesterday?), Twitterer #1 twitted about it being 36 degrees and uncomfortably cold. Twitterer #2 said she wished it was 36 degrees where she is (paraphrasing), and I said we [...]

Kate (who moonlights as the wild and crazy Summer Devon) is having a contest. She’s picking a winner on Sunday, about noonish, so get over there and enter!

One of the things I learned about my writing during my first sale and now is how much I need the sticky notes. When those OMG, I need to fix that! lightbulb moments came—usually while showering, washing dishes, driving or otherwise occupied—I used to go back in the manuscript and rewrite until it was fixed. [...]