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Searching for happiness in 2024
I’ve been thinking a lot about happiness lately. I’ve realized that I’ve spent a solid chunk of my life waiting for something to happen on the expectation that I will be happy once it does. When I was younger, my happiness revolved around my romantic status. There was almost always someone I had feelings for…
Read Moreback-to-school essentials!
The main character in my new release, Blogger Girl, is twenty-eight, however, with her ten year high school reunion looming and a request to review her high school nemesis’ book waiting in her email inbox, she’s been thinking a lot more about her high school days than she probably should. Promoting the book so much…
Read MoreBlogger Girl/Just Friends With Benefits/General Updates
I hope everyone is enjoying what remains of the summer. I’m doing my best. I’m incredibly excited about the release of my third novel, Blogger Girl on August 28th and thrilled with the reviews I’ve received so far – yay!! Since my cover reveal only included the front cover, I thought it would be fun…
Read MoreUpdates
Hi everyone! I’ve been falling a bit off of my weekly blog schedule due to time constraints but thankfully not by too much. The past week has been craaaazzy!! First of all, do you remember when I told you that after my first mammogram, I was called back because the images were unclear? I was…
Read Moreoverbooked
The overwhelming theme of my week is “overbooked.” I am overbooked in almost every possible way right now and not in a good way, like “I’ve been asked out by so many gorgeous guys, I can’t find enough days in the week to accommodate them.” And not, “I have so many book signings and appearances…
Read MoreRough week + PMS = nothing good
This past week was a doozy. To start, I was PMSing big time, which always has an extreme effect on my emotional state. When some women PMS, they get bitchy, make snide comments and want to eat everything in sight. When I PMS, I become sad, needy, paranoid and hopeless. I doubt everything from my…
Read MoreWarning: personal information enclosed
I began my day extremely anxious. I had a doctor’s appointment, nothing alarming, just your standard “annual physical.” Except that my “annual” physical has not been “annual” in quite a few years. It’s not that I neglected my health but I concentrated on the specific issues handled by specialists – dentist, eye doctor (optometrist?), gynecologist…
Read MoreSo…what else?
I’m excited to report that I am *this close* to submitting my third book to my publisher. The book has now been through many, many rounds of edits and several scenes have been re-written based on my own instincts as well as the comments from my fabulous beta readers and someone I like to call…
Read MoreDaydream Believer
I have the day off from work today*. I woke up at 9am, spent over an hour at the gym, showered, ran some errands, picked up lunch, started laundry while eating lunch and when I remove my laundry from the dryer, I am going to go to a coffee shop and do some writing. I…
Read MoreBlogger’s Block
I read a tweet today that said, “book writing is much easier than blog post writing.” I responded to the tweet that I agreed and I do wholeheartedly. I didn’t always feel this way. In fact, I was a really good blogger “back in the day.” I used to blog about my dating experiences, my…
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