Quilting, Art, and Other Glorious Uses of Time

Back in the day, I had more free time than I do now. Before raising three kids, running a business,…

How Offering My Book in Print Yielded 4 Surprising Results

When I first published my fantasy novel, Gift of the Phoenix, I almost didn’t offer it in paperback. I knew…

‘Tis the season for goal setting… and goal forgetting. Lured by the fresh promise of a new year, many of…

There’s an awful lot of fuss about Whoopi Goldberg and Rosie O’Donnell’s recent “heated” argument about racism on The View.…

This has been the season of unexpected interruptions. The latest? Surgery, followed by way more recovery time than I would’ve…

Some pretty awesome things have happened since Gift of the Phoenix made it out into the big, wide world. It’s…

First place, Fantasy. I’m starting to feel like I’m bragging. This was pretty fun though, so I thought I’d share.…

Ah, you’re chugging along at full speed. Your characters are interesting and compelling. Your plot is exciting and captivating. You’re…

Boise’s nickname is the City of Trees. Trees everywhere you look. Fly into Boise and you don’t see a sea…

This past week my mother and I made an impromptu, emergency trip to move my dad from Arizona to Idaho…