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Ramblings on Writing

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  • GO CUBS GO!

    07 Oct 2015

    So … the Chicago Cubs are fighting for a Wild Card spot for the World Series. Those of you who…

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  • The Road to Published: On Trying To Get An Agent

    17 Aug 2015

    So, it’s been a little while since I added anything here … and I suppose uprooting ourselves after 3 1/2…

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  • Twitter Pitch Madness!

    19 Jun 2015

    Every now and then, some wonderful person – usually a writer or agent – hosts a twitter pitch party. “What…

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  • On First Rejections …

    16 Jun 2015

    Stings a little, sure … but really? It’s not like I was expecting anything to come from one of the…

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  • Here We Go!

    03 Jun 2015

    Now that my heart has (mostly) stopped pounding, I can write this up. I just emailed my first three queries…

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  • Cover Reveal!

    01 Jun 2015

    I am so excited to help my friend Kacey reveal the cover of her upcoming YA novel, Stepping Stones (The…

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  • OK, so I THOUGHT I was done …

    26 May 2015

    But I wasn’t really. Isn’t the joke that a writer is done when their book is pried from their cold,…

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  • Ummm … What To Do Now?

    16 Mar 2015

    So, I finished Almost Like Magic last week. Like, actually have a final draft I’m really, REALLY happy with. FINISHED.…

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  • New Year’s Resolutions

    05 Jan 2015

    And so into a new year we tromp, with all the excitement and anticipation any new start can bring about…

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  • The Liebster Award: Ten-Question Blog Hop

    17 Nov 2014

    Thank you to my friend Ron for tagging me in his blog post about the Liebster Award … I think…

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A few tidbits you may not know about me (and now you do)

*Book lover

*Dog lover

*Long-suffering Cubs fan (there's always next year!)

*Chocolate addict

*Love that the bartender knows my drink, even if not my name

*Bakes for fun (http://www.redheadbakery.com/)

*Creates playlists for each book I write (I'll share if you ask nicely)

*Hears voices in my head

*Misses the "real" beach, but not the rest of Florida

*Misses "real" tomatoes, but not the rest of Springfield, IL

*Love my alpha and beta readers (you know who you are)

*Love my family for always supporting me

*Cannot find the words to express how much I love my hubbie for giving me the chance to follow my dreams!

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