character development • character questions • Characters on the Couch • Uncategorized • writing process
April 12, 2017
Howdy, y’all, and welcome to this month’s second installment of Cowboy Characters on the Couch! I’m excited that I’ll have a cowboy for you on the other Thursdays in April as well. Today we get to meet Wyatt McCade, whose… Continue Reading…
actress • author interview • books • character development • character questions • Characters on the Couch • ghosts • historical fiction • history of psychology • musicians • mystery • novel • psychics • psychology • published character interview • supernatural • suspense • theatre • Thriller • Victorian psychology • writing process
February 8, 2017
Today I’m thrilled to have Amanda Dewees and her heroine Sybil Ingram visiting my couch. It’s rare that when I read the first book in a series, I go straight to the second one, but I had to in this… Continue Reading…
A Perfect Man • cut scenes • editing • new adult contemporary • new adult literature • Outtake Tuesday • outtakes • Samhain Publishing • writing • writing process
June 21, 2016
When we pick up a book from the bookshelf, we’re (hopefully) getting something that’s been through multiple rounds of revisions and edits. We don’t often get to see the early drafts and “mistakes.” I decided, for the entertainment of my… Continue Reading…
January 7, 2015
One reason I love being with my publisher is that they allow me a lot of artistic freedom. Consequently, in May, I have a new book coming out that’s completely different from my previous ones. Well, not completely. There’s still… Continue Reading…
March 31, 2014
This is about how organized I feel sometimes. First, a huge thanks to Isabella Norse at http://isabellanorse.com/ for inviting me to be part of this blog tour! Here are the four questions: 1. What am I working on? Currently I’m writing furiously… Continue Reading…
January 6, 2014
Happy new year, fellow authors and readers! December ended up being sort of a bust for me with regard to writing thanks to a nasty cold that knocked me on my rear end for a week, but I did reach… Continue Reading…
Characters on the Couch • fantasy • guest blog post • Jill Archer • psychological analysis of character • psychology • urban fantasy • writing • writing process
September 24, 2013
Today I am guest posting over at Jill Archer’s blog about how psychology informs my writing, which lots of people assume, and how writing makes me a better psychologist, which tends to surprise people. This is also a good opportunity… Continue Reading…
black tulip picture • cheesesteak • Chocolate by the Bald Man • Longwood Gardens • orchid picture • Philadelphia • The Signer • writing process
March 26, 2011
Hubby and I recently took a trip to Philadelphia to visit Babysis, who’s in school up there. While she recovered from finals and took care of sick bunnies, we went wine tasting along the Brandywine Valley Wine Trail.* On Sunday… Continue Reading…
January 24, 2011
Having my own business has skewed my sense of time. For me, 2010 stuff didn’t end on December 31. I still have tax things to gather for my accountant, and I’ll also be doing some organizing and cleaning out since… Continue Reading…
August 11, 2010
Update: I’ve found a space and hope to have a new business address by early next week. My best friend, who is also my decorator, and I went out looking for furniture yesterday. I’m still in a major time crunch… Continue Reading…
