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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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“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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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