Romantic Friday Writers: Fearful Heart
http://fridaynightwriters.blogspot.com/ This blog has a challenge for writers of romance/love stories to write 400 words on a theme each Friday.  The theme this week is Fearful Heart. This is another section of the new story I started last week.  This is close to the end… Word Count: 402. Full Critique Acceptable ### “Where is everyone?” Kaitlyn wondered.  Usually her bar would be full of activity by now.  It was eerily empty.  Her boots made a loud thumb with each step that echoed off the walls.  She pulled out her phone to call Cindy. “Didn’t you hear?” Cinday said. “Hear what?” “Jason’s in the hospital. Tony called me and said.” “How would I have heard that?” Kaitlyn couldn’t...
Read MoreBlog Award
Francine Howarth of Romancing the Blog (what an awesome name is that?) awarded me the Versatile Blogger Award last week.  My first blog award 😀 Seven things about me Okay, let me think of some things that are not obvious about me from reading this website! 1) I get my exercise learning a classical Indian dance called bharat natyam 2) I’m the “black sheep” of a family that includes a molecular biologist, a flood zone specialist, and an IT guy. 3) I have an obsession with super long hair. Mine is hip length and I have every intention of growing it to knee length. 4) I love to knit.  I enjoy creating things in almost every sphere of my life. 5) I am a closet geek and I enjoy MMORPGs. I get together once a week with friends to watch Dr. Who and play...
Read MoreRomantic Friday Writers: Blue Moon
http://fridaynightwriters.blogspot.com/ This blog has a challenge for writers of romance/love stories to write 400 words on a theme each Friday.  The theme this week is Blue Moon. I felt very inspired this week.  As soon as I saw the theme, this scene just floated into my mind. I don’t know much about these characters or their story, but I’m excited to find out more! Word count: 390, Full Critique fine ### She plugged her ipod into the speakers and waited until Nancy Griffith’s scratchy voice drifted into the dusty room. No need to tell me you’d like to be friends, and help me get back on my feet again. And if I miss you, it’s just now and then. Just once, in a very blue moon… She turned slowly, leaning back against the wooden bar. “This...
Read MoreInterview: Jennifer Wilck
Today’s interview is with Jennifer Wilck, the author of A Heart Of Little Faith, which is a romance novel with a paraplegic hero. Here is the description from Amazon: “Lily Livingston is a widow raising her six-year-old daughter, Claire, in New York City. Devastated by her husband’s death three years ago, she’s in no hurry to fall in love again. Besides, trying to balance her career with motherhood leaves her little time for romance. With a wheelchair instead of a white horse, and a vow against falling in love again as his armor, Gideon Stone is the last person Lily expects to sweep her off her feet. But when a business agreement forces the two of them together, that is exactly what happens. As they navigate the minefield that fast represents their...
Read MoreAutism and Me
On my YouTube channel, someone suggested that I talk a bit about the difference between visible and invisible disabilities. I have never called myself disabled.  I have an interest in people who have physical disabilities and I always have, but there is another kind of disability that is unrelated to that interest of mine. Up until last year all I knew was that I was a bit odd. Then as I hit a wall of depression and struggled back from it, I started talking to and being asked questions by people who knew about things that I didn’t: like Asperger’s.  I’d heard the word, but didn’t think much of it.  We as a society have a lot of ideas about what it means to be autistic and it usually involves something like a lack of mental capacities.  I...
Read MoreProgress Trackers
At proofreaders; available for pre-order
What Is Meant To Be
Second draft
Homework & Homicide (working title)
Second Draft
Book Montage
RFW winner October 7, 2011
