My second book, Shear Madness, is now available! **Doing a little happy dance** Melanie Hogan is anything but your average beauty salon owner. She’s created a life for herself that’s an exact contradiction to that of her wanderlust, absentee mother who bailed on her when Melanie was four years old. She has gone above and… Continue reading Shear Madness is now Available!
Tag: Writing
A Little of This, A Little of That
My novel, Shear Madness, Book One in The Melanie Hogan Mystery Series, gets shipped off for a final edit this week. The planned release is in July. 🙂 The rest of this month I'm going to focus on the revision of Book Two, Shear Deception. And then July 1st it's off to Camp again for Camp… Continue reading A Little of This, A Little of That
Running is Cheaper Than Therapy
I've posted in the past that running is my therapy. And a whole lot cheaper! Running in the early morning is when my mind churns out ideas for my novels or short stories, or brings to light an answer to something I've been praying for. However, that being said, this typically only happens when I'm running outside in nature,… Continue reading Running is Cheaper Than Therapy
The Glass Half Full
We've been getting so much rain here in Colorado this May that I'm beginning to wonder if we should bypass the umbrellas that are well stocked in the entryway of the stores or go straight for the sporting goods section to fetch some life jackets. I'm pretty sure we've passed up Seattle at this point. In… Continue reading The Glass Half Full
Productive Thinking
When I'm running or biking is when ideas for new work, or my work in progress, flows. It's then that life seems to teach me what it wants me to learn, and when my thoughts are somewhat productive. Not only does running and biking exercise my body, but my mind as well. This morning I was listening… Continue reading Productive Thinking
The Power of Words
A while back I posted on this topic and this morning it was brought to my attention again. While I was on my morning run, enjoying some moments strung together without rain or snow, I met up with an older couple, each with their own garbage bag, picking up trash along the river trail. The river trail… Continue reading The Power of Words
Pearls of Wisdom
This weekend I was fortunate enough to attend Genre Fest 2015, an event organized by the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers, Rocky Mountain Chapter of Mystery Writers of America, and The Colorado Authors' League. The speaker for the morning was David Morrell, creator of Rambo --as well as numerous novels (both fiction and nonfiction) and short fiction--and to say I was impressed is a… Continue reading Pearls of Wisdom
Happy Easter!
Happy Easter to all! I hope everyone has a most blessed day! I sat on my deck for most of yesterday afternoon finishing the book Twenty Eight and a Half Wishes (which I would highly recommend as it's a most entertaining read), but, therefore, got behind on my Camp NaNo word count. So after a prayer… Continue reading Happy Easter!
April (Word) Showers
I've temporarily changed the old saying, April Showers bring May flowers, to April Showers Bring Lots of Writing Hours. Last April I participated in the A to Z Blogging Challenge, and this year I've decided to head to Camp for the month of April. Camp NaNoWriMo. I will still be reading the blog posts of those participating in the challenge,… Continue reading April (Word) Showers
Hodgepodge
There's a lot that's swirling around in my head these days, the top of that list being sheer gratitude for life in general. There's something about starting and ending the day with a simple "Thank You" that makes all the rest in between all the sweeter. It's hard to believe it was a few short… Continue reading Hodgepodge
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