What a difference a year makes!

What a difference a year makes!

What a difference a single year makes. It was a year ago today that I publicly announced that I submitted my first manuscript to Ashton Publishing Group. I still remember my feelings of anxiety (and checking my email every two minutes) like it was two minutes ago...
NO always means NO, NO exceptions.

NO always means NO, NO exceptions.

To Anheuser-Busch and the marketing team behind the newest Bud Light campaign what were you thinking? Or put more precisely were you thinking with anything other than your pocketbook? A moral compass perhaps? Call me old-fashioned but I still think that there’s...
Cleft art 2 inchesSo the Heart Can Dance is amazing. As you follow Tara’s & Aidan’s journey you become so attached you will cheer for them, yell for them, and you will cry for them. Most of all you will LOVE them. The roller coaster of up and downs will leave you wanting more, while never guessing what is around the corner. Grab a box of Kleenex and one click. You will not regret it for a moment.—Michelle Elliot Storer- Books, Babes and Boyfriends Blog
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“Hurry up and wait.”

“Hurry up and wait.”

That’s such an odd phrase. But, it sums up the process of publishing a book perfectly (or at least it does mine.) First, I get really excited about an idea. Usually my first step is to tell my somewhat bemused, somewhat confused husband in a disjointed fashion while...
Life lessons

Life lessons

Big changes have happened this year. My oldest son fell in love and got married. Brandon is completing his second year of medical school across the county from us. So, we initially met the delightful Elizabeth via the wonders of Skype. There are many things that I...
The Best Way to Say Thanks…

The Best Way to Say Thanks…

I just want to take a moment to say thanks to all of you of who have taken a moment to leave me a review. Sometimes, like yesterday, these words from a kind reviewer, gave me a much-needed lift. “I loved this book. It was sad and funny and all between. Recommend...
#1 !

#1 !

Thanks to my friend R.C. Matthews for making sure I had this moment memorialized :). I guess it is kind of a big deal to make it to # 1.