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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

Books, Entertainment, inspiration, Love, Writing

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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

Entertainment, History, Parenting, television, Writing

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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

Books, family, inspiration, Life, Love, Parenting, Working, Writing

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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 18, 2015

Looking for a Good Book? Check out Erin Rhew’s THE FULFILLMENT!

I’ve met a lot of interesting people as I’ve delved into the writing world. One of the coolest people I’ve met is author Erin Rhew. I know–she’s gorgeous and has purple hair. Lucky for us, instead of pursuing modeling she became a writer and wrote this amazing series called The Fulfillment Series. Book Three, The Fulfillment released on October 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

inspiration, Life, Love, Writing

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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

Books, inspiration, Life, Likes, Love, Writing

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September 17, 2015

Back to the Blog- Summer Recap

A long, shrill, continuous beep . . . a flatline . . . Get the cart! Plug in the paddles! Rubs paddles together and places them on WOAW’s metaphorical chest . . . All clear! Jess yells, as she shocks her blog alive. A quick blip . . . then another . . . LIFE! Continue reading

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