The Thanksgiving is over. We had a nice, quiet one, with the kids and their significant others. It was lovely, except that I was pretty tired after cooking for two days, and so I had one plate, and Kid 1’s incredible mac and cheese put me right to sleep. Kid 2 was given her green
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Happy Thanksgiving
It’s Thanksgiving again. Too many pies have been made. Two chocolate, an apple, a pumpkin, a sweet potato, 2 pecan pies, and 2 zucchini breads. This morning is going to be full of cooking, the mashed potatoes, the stuffing, the mac and cheese… None of it is complicated. We cheated and bought smoked turkey again,
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The Outer Banks of the Dining Room
Happy Monday! I know a lot of you are eager to find out what we’re working on next. We are trying to figure it out. We have chunks. Chunk of this, chunk of that, and none of it is grabby enough to sustain focus for the six months it would take to produce a book.
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Christmas Tree
For those of you who celebrate Christmas or its equivalent involving a tree, like New Year, when is it not too soon to put up said tree?
Sorting Things Out
The last couple of weeks have been both hectic and difficult. Finishing RUBY FEVER took priority, and even though we hit the word count goal, it will probably require additional scenes. Before you ask, the typical length of an adult romance is somewhere between 90-95K. It’s not a hard rule – some romances are longer,
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Busy Monday
It’s 11:12 am and I am so behind. All I accomplished so far was a workout and a shower and some admin email. Grrr, Monday. We have the cover. Wooo! Still gorgeous beyond all reason. Buy link here in case you missed the first flurry of publicity. We have found the reader for Fated Blades.
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Lemon Trees and Violets
A day before Gordon and I resolved our issues with Ruby Fever, we had a fight. It wasn’t much of a fight – we rarely go all out after 26 years of marriage – but things were said, and the dissatisfaction with the state of the book, writing process, and publication schedules was expressed on
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Waffle House vs Cracker Barrel
Me trying to explain both of these to our agent in New York: Waffle House has truckers and Cracker Barrel has retirees. She: Are those my only choices? Yes. Yes, those are. Damn, that chicken and waffles look good. I’ve gone back to working out after taking a holiday break and I am so hungry.
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The Cold Front
It is 80°F right now, that would be 27°C for those of you not stuck with Imperial measurement system, and my husband is giddy. He opened all of the windows and doors. This morning it was closer to 60, and when I emerged from the bedroom, he was wearing a hoodie and a big smile.
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Winter Is Coming
Winter is coming to Texas… Okay, well that might have been a slight exaggeration. But this is not. This was last year. Yeah. Four days without power, I think? One of the kids sent over a lovely prediction for this winter. For this year, the Almanac has predicted that parts of the country will experience
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Tropical Storms and Fake Bank Accounts
Kid 1 and her boyfriend went down to South Padre for a short getaway. Once the school ends, prices at South Padre beach fall dramatically, and they were very excited about their 4 days getaway. They are supposed to be back Tuesday. Except there is a tropical storm and the area they are in is
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It’s Friday
When you are writing, it kind of eats up your brain, so you get 25% processing power for everything else. Quotes from this week for your laughing pressure. Me: I need lamps. Gordon: Yes? Me: Lamps! For pantry. Gordon: … Me: It’s not working. Gordon: Do you mean fluorescent bulbs? Me: Yes! The light is
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