Official Launch of a New Romantic Comedy
My book is officially launching today! Yay! I know, I know, it’s been available for a couple of weeks so this is a tad bit anticlimactic. But I CELEBRATE NONETHELESS. Humor me. And in case you’ve forgotten, despite my frequent reminders, here’s the rub about the whole series. Book One (Home Matters by Julie Ford) […]
Owari Da!
The title means, “It’s the end!” in Japanese. Sometimes I still find myself thinking in Japanese and have to translate in my head, even though it’s been a month shy of two decades since I’ve seen the Land of the Rising Sun. Weird. I wonder if that will happen for the rest of my life???? […]
New Kick
I have been on a massive writing kick for about fourteen months. I wrote: * a screenplay * an entire novel * a novella * a short novel * a treatment of a screenplay * a rewrite of an existing novel (twice) Plus numerous blog posts, articles, query letters, essays, letters, you name it. I wrote […]
200 People Who Have Looked Inside My Brain
So, a week ago I spent the whole day talking to Mr. Murphy and Mr. Osmond’s English classes at the local high school. About 200 kids are reading BIG IN JAPAN as part of their curriculum this year. Whoa, right? It was partway through the day when I realized: These people have all looked inside […]
How to Navigate Twitter for Total Newbies
Okay, I’m not a super Twitter expert or anything, but after a couple of years trying to figure out how to manage my writing time and social media, I am aware now that I need to have a social media presence if I’m going to be an author. It’s just the way it goes. I’d […]
Well, I’ll Never Do THAT Again
In the fall of 2011 while I was waiting on confirmation that BIG IN JAPAN would be picked up for publication, I joined the rest of the writing world in the ritual known as NaNoWriMo. It’s a weird word, one reminiscent of a bad rhino joke or something Mork From Ork would say, but it’s […]
Why February in Phoenix Was the Place to Be
I just returned night before last from the annual ANWA Conference in Phoenix. This is my fifth or sixth year to attend, and I have to reiterate that in February, Phoenix is the place to be. I’m telling you, the weather was fantastic. All you suckas stuck in the snow who opted out of the […]
Announcing the Release Dates of the Ripple Effect Romance Series
I’m delighted to have been included in a collaborative series of clean romance novels debuting this spring. It’s called the “Ripple Effect Romance” series. The idea is that in each book, a character from the next makes an appearance. They’re tied together, but only loosely, like a ripple in a pond. Mine, IMMERSED, is #6 […]
Newly Available on Kindle: Hopeless Crush
This all started because of a dream I had. In 2006, I had a book published by Spring Creek Book Company. As all traditionally published authors know, the publisher gets the say in the cover and the title of the book. Mine was called A Little Sisterly Advice. It’s the story of Julia Cronquist, a […]
Agonizing Christmas Card Etiquette Debate
This decision is stressing me out. It’s worse than the stress I’m feeling about the three writing deadlines I have coming up right after Christmas. It’s more stress than getting all the shopping and baking and visiting and serving done that makes it feel like “the season.” The decision? Whether it’s okay to send my […]
