Category Archives: My Personal Thoughts
lessons learned
Here’s something for other writers and an inside view of the writer’s world for non-writers… I want to share some things I’ve learned in the 2 1/2 years since I first became a published author (as well as some things … Continue reading
small update
Just a few things to say today. First, I’m now writing the last third of Forever Dark, so my concentration is on that. It’s been a struggle in a few places again. I took some wrong turns and the story … Continue reading
Farewell 2011! Greetings 2012!
Welcome to the new year! 2011 is gone, along with a lot of changes. Over the past year, I released several books, updated a few, and continued writing. This past year saw not one but two Starfire Angels books (Crystal … Continue reading
guilty as charged
Okay, I admit it—I sometimes read reviews of my books. Ssh! Don’t tell anyone. If my friend found out, she’d slap me, because I keep saying I’m going to quit and told her to slap me if I ever do … Continue reading
Learn from my mistakes
(cross-posted from LiveJournal) Learn from my mistakes, and from others. I have a confession to make. I recently went through a horrible ordeal where I used to board my horse. On the surface, it didn’t seem bad, but inside of … Continue reading
“Who” are you?
I was just visiting a forum I like to hang out in and found a thread that made me go “Ooh! Ooh! Ooh!” It was about Doctor Who. I have been a Who fan since junior high. Back then, Friday … Continue reading
even adults get bullied
It never ends. What’s worse as an adult is that the bullies can be any age, even old enough to be your own parents. What a sad sad world they live in. I want to talk today about bullies, because … Continue reading
on reading and writing (and maybe some arithmetic)
Remember that old song: school days, school days dear old golden rule days. reading and writing and ‘rithmetic taught to the tune of the hickory stick… Sorry. I couldn’t help myself. I’m sure kids nowadays don’t even know that little … Continue reading
evolution of a character
(The following is posted for discussion in the Starfire Angels Series Facebook page) I read something on a forum this morning about the mistreatment of women across the globe. It reminded me of what I had already considered in Starfire … Continue reading
connections make me smile
I mean connections as in personal connections, particularly those with readers who have enjoyed my work and let me know. Those little emails or notes put a smile on my face. I keep them to remind myself that someone out … Continue reading










