Warning: this is a no-edit zone... Imagine. A woman staving off a man--or three men--during an attempted rape--and she's arrested and under threat of the death penalty. Sounds...

WARNING: this is a no-edit zone....Everyone with hearing knows I've been over the moon about the release of HER PERFECT LIFE--my female return home after six years as a POW and...

This week, I've been asked to be a guest blogger for the Plot Queens. (http://plotqueens.blogspot.com/) I'm running the posts a day behind here. I have to say, they asked really...

Warning: this is a no-edit zone...Pondering this morning. As part of the work/joy of Her Perfect Life's release, I've been doing a lot of in person and online chats, workshops...

Just wanted to let you know that I'll be doing an online chat tonight at 9 p.m. Eastern at www.noveltalk.com. It's supposed to be to discuss HER PERFECT LIFE but, as always, I'll...

WARNING: this is a no-edit zone...Opportunities come in all shapes and sizes. Sometimes they're blatant and sometimes they're obscure. Blatant opportunities are easy. They jump...

Warning: This is a no-edit zone...For the past decade or so, I've had a sign on my office wall that reads: WHEN I GROW UP, I WANT TO BE A FAIRY GODMOTHER.Now before you give in...

WARNING: this is a no-edit zone...Last weekend at a writer's conference, I was asked about the books that didn't sell, and I realized that I haven't discussed those much. So I...

Warning: this is a no-edit zone....This past weekend I had the privilege of attending the Emerald Coast Writers Conference. I say privilege deliberately because that is exactly...

Warning: this is a no-edit zone....I am excited today. My copies of Her Perfect Life came in and it's gorgeous. I love it when I look at a book and it strikes me that way. It...

Warning: this is a no-edit zone...I've spent the day fighting with myself, wondering if the world has gone mad or what? No, it's not a general discontent but a very specific one,...

Warning: this is a no-edit zone..."Human beings, by change, renew, rejuvenate ourselves; otherwise we harden." --Johann Wolfgang Von GoetheI know women are supposed to hate...