Tomorrow I leave for Atlanta to attend the Romantic Times Booklover Convention! Yes, I know, my book isn’t finished and the deadline is loooooommmming. But I signed up to go when I thought I’d have the book turned in. I’m signing books at Revell’s On Thursday at 12:20-1:20, I’m signing books at Revell’s Books! Chocolate! Authors! event, and from 4-5 I’ll be hosting …
More from the Police Blotter
If any of my readers are in the Atlanta area and are going to the RT Booklover’s Convention, I’ll be there Thursday and Friday! I’d love to visit with you at Revell’s Books! Chocolate! And Authors! Event, where I will be giving away a data drive with the Justice Delayed logo on it with the books that Revell is giving away! …
Research, Research, Research
I hope everyone had a truly wonderful Easter Sunday. I believe Easter is my favorite day. We go from the sadness of Maundy Thursday and Good Friday to the Ressurection. For He Is Risen! A little side note…I often wondered what Maundy meant, so of course, I Googled it 🙂 and learned it’s from mandatum a Latin word meaning “commandment,” Maundy …
Straight From the Police Blotter
I am happy to report that Friday night at 10:30, I finished the rough draft of my 3rd cold case novel. Can you see me HaPPy DaNCing? 🙂 Now, I only have to add 13,000 words–a romantic and a spiritual thread. In two weeks. That’s why this post is brief. Now on the last week’s Mystery Question: Three …
More Too Stupid to Live Crooks
Oh.My.Goodness. It’s April 4, and twenty-six days from today, this third cold case book is due. Gulp. I am still 12,000 words from being finished with the first draft…AND then I have to start over and take the hot mess it is and FIX it. Wow. Prayers are certainly welcome because some days my mind is like that blank page. …
Are Crooks Really This Stupid?
Time is still ticking…I have five weeks to meet my deadline and still have not finished the first draft…rats. But the characters finally started talking to me. And I know what happens next. Rachel, the heroine, is going to get kicked off…wait a minute. If I tell you, you won’t read the book! 🙂 So I better get to the …
On Deadline Here
I said I’d never be here again…You know, behind on my deadline. But I am, so my posts for the next six weeks will be briefer and maybe a little different again. But first the answer to last week’s Mystery Question: I’m doing something different this week. Below are listed four crimes. Three of them actually happened. One did not. Can you …
From Beaches to Snow
From sunny Cozumel to snow in Mississippi! Yes, I woke up to a light covering of snow on my front yard this morning. And I know my friends up North are laughing that I would even get excited about such a light dusting. But, hey! We don’t get snow that often here. 🙂 This is my favorite kind of snow…except …
My Caribbean Trip
This photo of Buena Vista is courtesy of TripAdvisor Almost everyone guessed I was in the Bahamas last Monday, Nassau, actually. And the above photo was the site of the Nambutu Embassy in Casino Royale, the James Bond movie I referenced. (Can you believe I forgot to take a photo of the exterior???) I learned this on a really interesting tour of …
Where Am I?
Today I’m doing a little different type of post since I’m not where I usually am. And I want you to guess where it is that I am. 🙂 Here are a few clues: Earlier today I was onboard a ship. The wind almost always blows here. Sometimes only one ship comes into port to dock but there can be …