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Big WooHoo for me!! Why? I don’t know. I’ve been putting this off forever. Just couldn’t get to it. You know how you have that one item, or maybe several, on your to-do list that you can never get to? That was me and Smashwords. Part of it is their formatting guidelines which some have […]

Very excited to report that Raver, The Horsecaller: Book One is now available as an MP3 download from: Amazon  |  Audible Beautifully narrated by Kristin James.

Super exciting announcement!!! The Man, The Dog, His Owner & Her Lover is part of a wonderful collection of 7 contemporary romantic stories that include pets. Starting June 16th, you can get the whole set for only 99 cents!       Look at this gorgeous cover –in 3D no less– by Dale Mayer (one of […]

    So, so, SO excited that one of my books, The Good Horse, The Bad Man & The Ugly Woman was chosen to be on this spring’s Spirited Woman Top 12 Book Pick List. This list is invitation only and includes an array of gifted authors to help inspire and uplift you. Support these spirited talents! See […]

The End of Mama Hard as I tried to prevent it, my three-and-a-half-year-old daughter learned about the dreaded Barbie doll via pre-school.  Okay, I’m the only one repulsed by the thing, and not just because I didn’t have one when I was a kid and all my friends did.  No, really.  I distrust this toy […]

The End of Mama Hard as I tried to prevent it, my three-and-a-half-year-old daughter learned about the dreaded Barbie doll via pre-school.  Okay, I’m the only one repulsed by the thing, and not just because I didn’t have one when I was a kid and all my friends did.  No, really.  I distrust this toy […]

New books are often compared to babies. We spend a LOT of time creating them, the delivery can be long and painful, and then….POP! they’re out and screaming for attention. If your baby has hair, you pull it up into a bow and take a picture. You send out announcements to everyone you know. You’re […]

Would you like to read a free book? Who wouldn’t?   Subscribers to my newsletter will get a link to a downloadable PDF of The Good Horse, The Bad Man & The Ugly Woman. That link will be sent out in the February newsletter. If you sign up after that newsletter goes out, I’ll send […]

Later in February, The Good Horse, The Bad Man & The Ugly Woman, the newest Witting Woman novella, will be released. I’m really excited about this story. It tells the story of Maureen Smith—a 50-something empty nester—whose boring job, bushy hair, busy husband, and bird feeders add up to a life of tranquility. And ennui. When… her […]

Discoverability is the latest buzzword in the indie publishing world. How do readers find YOUR book amongst the  thousands—millions—out there to choose from? That’s the question on many authors’ minds. Recently, I stumbled onto a couple of titles that are similar to On the Buckle in a NON-FICTION category on Amazon. And they were way […]