My husband came home from the library yesterday with some “guy” movies. (his term, not mine) Among the stack was the movie 48 Hours. Remember that one? Nick Nolte? Eddie Murphy? It was pretty popular at the time.
Now, for some reason, our library got it in DVD. Hubby [...]

Yesterday Casey talked about the hardships of traveling for book signings in this high-cost time of driving. We have to really think ahead to make signings worthwhile.
I was able to tie in a signing this week in my old hometown of Goshen, Indiana. We traveled to Goshen so that my husband and son [...]

While bringing my son home from camp Wednesday night (Camp Friedenswald is a wonderful place!) I was thinking about what to write for today.
First, I couldn’t help but notice the amazing moon coming up. A full moon (or close to it) that was huge and red at the skyline. It made me think [...]

There are so many fitness crazes, so many ways to lose weight. Diets, pills, TV shows. How does one choose? It can be daunting, until you remember that really, it all comes down to eating right and getting exercise.
That’s not as easy as it sounds, I know. Because who can resist [...]

I hate to say it. But so often it’s true. It is who you know. And not just in writing, but in everything.
My daughter has made friends with a great little girl at school. Because of their friendship, I’ve made friends with the other mom. Besides finding a new friend [...]

So as Don and I sat in a beautiful independent bookstore last Saturday, we had to ask ourselves, “Is this worth it? For us or for the bookstore?”
I didn’t keep track of Don’s sales, but for myself, I sold four: two to Don, one to the bookstore owner’s wife, and one to a [...]

Last week I introduced Sisters in Crime and promptly took off for New York. In my absence, some of the guys who hang out at the blog took the opportunity to have fun with the idea. I’m going to go out on a limb here and say they really didn’t mean to [...]

Well, I’ve made the plunge. It seemed inevitable, so I just went ahead and got it done.
I’m now on MySpace.
My profile doesn’t have all the bells and whistles yet, but at least it’s there, and has the basics. I’m also not sure of all the ways to use MySpace, but I’m learning. [...]

I’ve been dealing with a lot of technology lately. Kind of strange for me, but then, that’s the way things are now, isn’t it? At one point this week I realized that in my purse I was carrying an iPod, a dictaphone, and TWO cell phones.
Why two cell phones? Well…with my hubby’s [...]

I am fortunate to have a brother who is not only an amazing musician and composer, but a professional proofreader. He kindly took the time this week to go over my juvenile fiction first draft, and it was an eye-opening experience.
About eighteen years ago he went through my very first novel several times. [...]