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Bus Driving . . . and why it requires insanity.
Posted on September 25, 2013 4 Comments
So I have come to the realization that I am stupid. No, no – seriously. I mean, my current M-F job (plus some weekends, when my mouth turns mutinous and blurts out, “Yeah – I’ll drive the team!”) is as a school bus driver. No, not the small suckers that had the butt bitten off […]
My best Tip for Writers Block
Posted on September 13, 2013 3 Comments
WHY INDEX CARDS ARE A WRITER’S BFF So, recently I finished the first novel in a new series I am working on, known as UNDERTOW. You’re like, “No kidding? I would have never known except it is ALL OVER YOUR BLOG!” Well . . . let me tell ya a secret: I didn’t write UNDERTOW […]
Book Review: The Lux Series by Armentrout
Posted on September 6, 2013 Leave a Comment
Want to know, hands down, the best way to diet? Read the Lux series by Jennifer Armentrout. OBSIDIAN, ONYX, OPAL, ORIGIN, and SHADOWS I know. You’re like, “Poor woman . . . her brain is finally fried. She thinks you can diet by reading.” YOU CAN! Want to know why? Because this series is so […]
VLOG – Writer tips for Newbies
Posted on September 5, 2013 Leave a Comment
Tips for the new writer ;)
Behind the UNDERTOW novel – CERBERUS
Posted on August 10, 2013 Leave a Comment
Behind the Story: The making of the CERBERUS yacht. If you have managed to get your hands on one of the ARC copies of UNDERTOW, you know two things for certain: 1. Raef and Kian are loaded. 2. Their home isn’t on land. When I was working through the technicalities of UNDERTOW I knew that the […]
Writer Tips and Links
Posted on July 20, 2013 Leave a Comment
Because this blog is sizable at this point, I thought I should highlight a few things with quick links. Call it a MUPPET NEWS FLASH type of thing :) This blog is currently taking indie books for review: Click here for details: BOOK REVIEWS I am also looking for reviewers for my ARC (advanced reader […]
The Critical Self-Published Cover
Posted on May 30, 2013 1 Comment
I’m just gonna say it: I DO judge a book by it’s cover. Well, okay – at FIRST. Then you have the book blurb to continue to lure me in. After that, I give you just the sample pages. Wait – I’ve wandered off topic for a second. Back to covers! So . . . […]
All Around the Town: Tales from Bus Driver Hell
Posted on March 18, 2013 2 Comments
It is possible that I have been asked to write a Bombeckesque memoir about being a bus driver at least fifty times. And yes – the tales from the road could fill an encyclopdeia. But I am a professional writer (and driver) and believe it or not, my time is somewhat squeezed. So yes – […]
BOOK REVIEW: DEFIANCE by C.J. REDWINE
Posted on December 14, 2012 2 Comments
DEFIANCE will hold a special place in my heart since it was the first thing I ever bought on my NOOK Color (and, realizing that I am a MAC girl at heart, it is saying something that I even GOT a NOOK . . .). Aside from being my first purchase, however, it is a […]
Burning the Candle at both ends . . . with a blowtorch!
Posted on December 10, 2012 Leave a Comment
So, I have not fallen off the face of the earth (at least, I don’t think so. Sometimes I question my sanity and hence, my reality). Anywho, life has been BUSY. Driving the beast, shuffling kids, juggling boobs – I mean, breastfeeding questions – and, as always, writing. Journalism assignments keep me busy as does […]
Cape Cod Scribe 