One of my writing buds, the awesome Christi J. Whitney, author of Grey (coming in April from HarperVoyager!!), tagged me for the “Very Inspiring Blogger” Award. You can read Christi’s post and learn about what makes her so awesome here. The rules are simple: List seven things about yourself and then tag others to do […]
I hope all you beautiful people had the happiest of holidays. Mine was spent with family and friends, eating tons of amazing food and totally spoiling my kids with gifts and attention. Now it’s the new year and I’m feeling a renewed sense of writing energy. One of the authors in my writing group has […]
This one speaks for itself… Enjoy… Do you have any quotes about happiness or staying positive? I’d love for you to share!! Be happy. < p align=”center”>– TL – […]
I’m a visual learner. I need colorful graphs, charts, diagrams, and mind maps. I’m weird because I like taking notes – it’s an excuse to break out pens in a variety of pretty colors. And highlighters are my best friend when trying to remember something. When I started my first novel, I just sat down […]
I Remember Running: The Year I Got Everything I Ever Wanted – and ALS by Darcy Wakefield My rating: 5 of 5 stars Let me start of by saying – ALS SUCKS. SUCK – SUCK – SUCK – SUCKS! (Yes, I’m yelling! It’s that bad!) Almost three years ago, my mother-in-law lost an incredibly short battle with […]
I was tagged by the amazingly talented (and hilarious) Colleen Bennett, who also happens to be my Wonder Twin. That’s her, over there –> (Hey Colz, I hope you don’t mind I swiped this picture off your blog!! ) By the way – you should definitely check out Colleen’s blog where she shares her witty, […]
The Giver by Lois Lowry My rating: 3 of 5 stars Well I finally read this acclaimed novel after making plans with my daughter to see the movie. It’s a super quick read and I loved the writing. As with many dystopians, it’s a very thought provoking story. However, I HATED the ending. As an aside, my […]
Trust the wisdom of heart. – Chinese Proverb For those of you that know me personally, you’ll get the double entendre of this post title. For those of you not in the know, you’ll just have to subscribe to my blog to find out. All kidding aside, I’m an author by night, but by day […]
Today is a sad day. It’s the first day since July 5th I don’t have four hours of the Tour de France to watch. It’s the first day I won’t be checking Tour Tracker to get behind the scenes info on the race and perhaps the worst part is – no more daily Backstage Pass […]
Today the French commemorate the storming of the Bastille and the start of the French Revolution with La Fête Nationale, or what those of us in America call Bastille Day. My first visit to Paris missed La Fête Nationale by a week, which I’m still kind of bummed about because from what I hear, it’s […]
