Passion. Obsession. Dream. Delusion. All are words that have been used when speaking about me and my writing. I’ve received my share of eye rolls and my share of pats on the back. Contest wins and losses. Rejections. Classes and conferences and speaking engagements....

I work best under stress. It clears my head of the cobwebs that form when backed into the corner of indecision and overthinking. And either intentionally or unintentionally I procrastinate until I’m one toe over a deadline. At the edge of a crumbling cliff. And there...

It’s my privilege tonight to welcome author Becky Lower to the Spotlight. An Amazon best-selling author, Becky has traveled the country looking for great settings for her novels. She loves to write about two people finding each other and falling in love, amid the...

’m pleased to turn the spotlight on fellow author Marilee Brothers this week. Marilee is a former teacher, coach, counselor and the author of nine books. Marilee and her husband are the parents of three grown sons and live in central Washington State. After writing...

It’s no secret I struggle with writer’s block. They’ve actually done studies on this which I find interesting. Turns out we’re overcome with fear. The fear of not being perfect. The fear of not finishing. Wow. Was I a lab rat in their study? That paralyzing fear...

My romantic comedy took a detour today, totally going off-script for the funny and sexy scene I had planned. What was supposed to lead to a great sex scene now has my two characters digging up painful parts of their past. I’ve tried to rewrite it but the two...

I started working on my calendar for 2016. I’m lining up Spotlight guests, trying to find places to be spotlighted myself, and oh yeah…planning my writing time. I’m a bit anal, so having a schedule helps me accomplish goals better than the seat of the pants attack...

I have a love/hate relationship with the holidays. It’s my fault, I admit it. I have an idolized vision of what the holiday should be about.  Family and friends gathered around the fire place while toe-tapping tunes play in the background and we’re all eating the...

On the eve of Thanksgiving, I find myself being very thankful for so much. Tough – I’m tougher than I think I am and this past year proved it. From the absolute highs of life to the absolute lows, I survived and moved forward and will keep doing so because anything...