Have not yet made the exercise plunge, which I really need to do. But I keep having other things jump ahead of it in my to-do list. Miraculously, I’ve been able to handle all the ball-juggling & balancing acts necessary this week, with nary a freak-out or crying jag. I’m giving myself a B+ in […]
Confessions of a Depressed Not-Gardener
It’s no secret that I’ve been having a rough few months — a rough year, even. (Well, you, dear reader, might think it’s a secret, because I’ve been so non-existent here on my blog. But, I promise you (and me) that that is going to change.) I’d forgotten, living in Southern France for five years, […]
Right Here Waiting is on SIX Goodreads Best-of-2015 lists!
Goodreads and authors have a complicated relationship – I’m firmly of the belief that Goodreads is for readers to recommend books to other readers, not for authors to go in there and start going crazy doing promotional work and dominate the conversations. I, as a Goodreads Author, ran a giveaway when Right Here Waiting was […]
Right Here Waiting is back on TWO of Amazon Best Sellers lists!
Currently ranking as#180,945 on the Literature & Fiction>Genre Fiction list, and #20, 376 in the Gay & Lesbian fiction best seller list!!! Now, that might seem ludicrous to be happy that one’s book is #20,376 on any list, but when one considers how many possible entries on that list (over 2 million!), 20,376 seems quite […]
A 5-star Book Review — Small Wonders by Courtney Lux
Whimsical, and brutal, bitter and kind, jaded and earnest – Trip Morgan is a incredibly nuanced, multi-faceted character that claims your heart even as you want to shout at him in frustration. He doesn’t pull any punches. From the first moment he tells of his unconventional birth, you realize he’s got more going on inside […]
A new 4.5 star review for Right Here Waiting!!!
“…a perfectly paced character driven novel of true love and hope set in the time of war.” I had no idea the folks over at Joyfully Jay had chosen my book to read during their Reading Challenge Month – and in the “push your genre boundaries” challenge week, to boot! I’m always happy to hear […]
hey, I’m back.
I’ve been out of sorts, out of bounds and out of whack for weeks now, and it’s time for me to dust myself off and get back in the saddle. More updates on our trans-Atlantic move as events warrant. We’ve still got over a hundred boxes to unpack and sort through and a decided dearth […]
Some advice about Parisian flea markets
On a flying trip to Paris, probably my last before The Big Move, we went to the Porte de Vanves flea market. We were there on a mission: silver flatware and trivets. I hoped to find a few jewelry trinkets, or perhaps a pitcher or vase or two (or seven, who am I kidding. I […]
Now I’m a bit sad I didn’t buy the stuffed weasel after all
I’m titling this photo “who *doesn’t* need a stuffed weasel?” Or a candle sconce with reflective mirror, in case you’d like to pretend you are Versailles, or perhaps at Almac’s inveigling to put yourself in Fitzwilliam Darcy’s path… Or a wire hat-making rack? Or a guitar? Or a gracious gilt mirror back there on the table? […]
#AmWriting – Book 2 Teaser!
Here’s what I’m currently staring at, and it’s just not getting any easier… And yes. Yes, I am writing in a Haribo notebook. Isn’t everyone these days?