MISSING CHILD ALERT!!!! WARNING: THIS IS A NO-EDIT ZONE... I'm passing along this message from fellow writer, Marjorie Jones. Her child is missing and she needs the help of...

Warning: this is a no-edit zone...This is a post about roads not taken. I'm a charter member of ITW--International Thriller Writers. And as such, over a year ago, I was invited...

Warning: this is a no-edit zone...Sometimes we see the ugliest parts of ourselves through the eyes of others and we think, I could never do that. How could anyone do that?But in...

Warning: this is a no-edit zone...On the mind today: "When it rains, it pours."That statement got to be a cliche because it's proven true time after time. Many who hear it spoken...

WARNING: this is a no-edit zone...First--indulge me while I get this out of my system--congratulations, Taylor!!!! Orange Beach/Gulf Shores and Birmingham celebrated huge and,...

WARNING: this is a no edit zone...I am excited. Elated. Euphoric. Why? Because I think Taylor Hicks is going to win American Idol. Even my hubby, a Katherine fan, voted for him!...

WARNING: this is a no-edit zone...Q. Vicki, I made the mistake of Googling my name on a web site and came across some really catty, negative remarks about a blog post I wrote and...

WARNING: this is a no-edit zone.... Q. Vicki, I made the mistake of Googling my name on a web site and came across some really catty, negative remarks about a blog post I wrote...

WARNING: this is a no-edit zone....This morning, what's on my mind is American Idol and Illegal Immigrants. I decided to blog on Idol and ponder Immigration a bit more...Chris...

WARNING: this is a no-edit zone.... This morning, what's on my mind is American Idol and Illegal Immigrants. I decided to blog on Idol and ponder Immigration a bit more... Chris...

WARNING: this is a no edit zone... A child inspired me. I never saw her. Her grandfather and I are members of Emerald Coast Writers and in a pre-meeting discussion, we were...

For all the news of national economic strength, in the book industry, times are tough pretty much all over. I've heard a lot about this in the last two weeks, and since it's...