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January 23, 2017

Another year…!

Where does the time go? I started Waiting on a Word four years ago. How did it get to be 2017? I’m sorry I haven’t been around much because WOAW is still my favorite corner of my cyberworld. So where have I been? 2016 was a whirlwind. After starting a new day job, I Continue reading

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January 10, 2016

Happy Blog-iversary WOAW!

In January of 2013, I started this blog and wrote a post. I hit “publish” even though I had zero followers and hadn’t invited anyone to read it. Here’s part of what I wrote: I don’t know where my ideas will come from, or if I will ever even have another one, never mind a Continue reading

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December 11, 2015

Love is more than a little complicated…

Happy news! Today I’m excited to share the cover for The Love Square! Here it is… And here’s the whole cover… Isn’t it cute? The Limitless team did a great job. Here’s what the back blurb reads: Clare Davis hates everything about L.A. Well, almost everything… Accustomed to a small town life in Nebraska, Clare Continue reading

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November 28, 2015

Cave Dwelling with Gobo and Eugene

Greetings, from “the editing cave” where I’m busy revising The Love Square. Here’s a list of some things I’ve learned: I have a lot of “staring” happening. He stared at her, she stared at him, etc. etc. I’m working on it, people. There’s no good word for a female half-laugh– “giggle” sounds too silly and “chuckled” Continue reading

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November 18, 2015

Birth of an American Gigolo

Hi Blogtropolis! I knew that title would catch your eye! If that alone didn’t spark your interest, I’m sure this will: An old party girl turned domestic diva, infuriated by her husband’s cheating–and his holier-than-thou, tree-hugging, no-tits and no-hips girlfriend–inflicts her wrath by training a local boy in the fine art of seduction. She and Continue reading

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November 15, 2015

Do-Re-Mi, ME ME ME … Stuck on Me

I’ve been writing posts and keeping them in my drafts because I feel so incredibly self-centered talking about me, me, me all the time. Especially with everything going on in the world. But guess what? Here’s another post about me. I tried checking out the Daily Prompts. There was one I liked about a mystery Continue reading

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November 1, 2015

Juggling November

Two years ago, I wrote a blog post on Halloween night discussing whether I should take part in NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month. I did do NaNo that year and “won,” meaning I wrote 50,000 words in the month of November. That first draft sucked. But for the next year and a half I worked Continue reading

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October 20, 2015

My First Writers’ Conference- NJRW Put Your Heart in a Book Conference

This past weekend, I had the good sense to attend the New Jersey Romance Writers Annual Put Your Heart In A Book Conference (click HERE for link). Two days of writerly information on the craft and the industry of romance writing! Thought I’d share a little summary. On Friday morning, I attended an editing workshop Continue reading

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October 4, 2015

When the Bottom Beckons

So many people say they want to write or create, but can’t get started. Some start, but then can’t finish. Recently, I had a conversation with an aspiring writer friend about her struggles to get started. I got the impression that she thought writing was easy for me or that I had some special powers. Continue reading

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September 27, 2015

Spreading Good Writerly News!

Today I have excellent news to share! I’m going to be a published author! (Woot woot! *Happy dances* and simultaneously pops Tums). Limitless Publishing will be publishing my novel, The Love Square, hopefully this winter! I’ve already started edits and everyone there has been awesome dealing with me, the newbie author, who has no clue and eight Continue reading

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