Today I have no content, as we desperately need to work on the book, so here are in progress pictures of the bedroom color. It started as mustard yellow. There was a lot of mustard yellow everywhere, even on the ceiling. The color is Simply Posh by Behr. I love it. I walked into it
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Failure of Sophistication
Our paint choices are eclectic. Weirdness is in the eye of the beholder. Rich people are not weird, they are eccentric. In a similar vein, since we’re writers who are designated to be creative and odd, we chose our paint with an eclectic, discerning eye, as opposed to throwing whatever color struck our fancy on
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Itchy throat
I think I am allergic to something. I don’t know if it’s dust, mold, pet dandruff, but my throat is just itching and irritated all the damn time now. I actually went to the doctor and got instructions to use Flonase and Mucinex. None of which is helping my throat. Still hurts especially on the
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Catching up with the Guild
Once upon a time the Guild was an upscale hotel on the edge of Buckhead. Tall buildings didn’t weather magic well, and the hotel proved no exception. Its shiny tower had broken off and toppled, leaving a five-story stub. The guild put a makeshift roof on it, cleaned it up a bit, and called it
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We bought a house
We closed today. ::lies down:: OMG, it’s over.
Sunday’s Child
Sunday’s Child, a novella by Grace Draven is out today. So yesterday Grace calls me. She: I finally uploaded it. Me: Oh good. Send me the cover. I’ll post it on the blog. She: Thank you. Me: Of course I would be able to do a better post if someone had sent me an early
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Avon Giveaway
Avon, being awesome, is running a Goodreads giveaway for White Hot in honor of nomination. Thank you, Avon! I tried to steal a snippet of the new Rogan POV for you, but Gordon won’t give me one. Bummer. We are planning on doing the same for the One Fell Sweep, but because it’s an indie,
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Winter is coming…
So we’re walking out of the bank, after giving the title company all of our money, and the dude from the title company, who had come to pick the check up, says, “The two days of Texas winter are coming.” He is right. Speaking of dark and broody, folks on Facebook fan page are discussing
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Bossy, bossy, bossy
You guys are so bossy about our floor choices. And some of you think that we haven’t done our research. Must be because our books are usually haphazardly slapped together without any background. 😉 Let’s run through some options here. Bamboo. No. Jessie Mihalik has bamboo floors in her house. They are very comfortable. They
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House Buying Woes
We are back from Buns and Roses, which was a lovely event, and now we have to write like the wind, because… drum roll, please… we received our clear to close letter. While that doesn’t mean the house is ours, it does mean that we’ve received the final approval for our loan. This means that
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Buns and Roses and Sweepstakes
Buns and Roses This weekend Gordon and I will be in Garland for Buns and Roses event as Keynote Speakers. Public signing is a B&N Firewheel, Saturday October 21, at 3:00 pm. The store is located at 190 Cedar Sage Dr., Garland TX 75040. A portion of sales benefits a literacy center. It’s an awesome
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Healthcare Changes Cheat Sheet
This is a really good article that explains what changes will occur in ACA and how it impacts people who, like us, get their insurance from the market place. I highly recommend reading the whole thing, as it lays things out in an easy to understand format. Comments are locked to avoid mud slinging.