It’s amazing what we take for granted. In working on the edits of the WWII story I’ve written about how a captured teenage boy becomes a man as a Japanese POW in WWII, I’m reminded how much I’ve taken for granted. We live in a peaceful, secure country where education is possible. Where loads of …
It’s my birthday! Squuuueeee! Since it is my birthday I’ve decided to celebrate by making TRANSFER STUDENT available any way you want it for only 99 cents on Smashwords for a few days only. Use the coupon code RR43C ! Listen to the TRANSFER STUDENT PLAYLIST HERE!
The other two babies flew out of the nest! Squueeee:) They are beautiful. Mom and Dad are flying around with them. I will definitely have to put bluejays in one of my novels. They are so inspiring.
Here’s a picture of the blue jay babies I took just in time for Mother’s Day last weekend. The nest is outside our front door. We’re always coming and going and we’ve got the wind chimes there and our dog’s always running in and out. I guess blue jays like it loud 🙂 There’s two …
At the carnival today we’re posting great YA Mother’s Day Reads. I’m a mom and my girls are all grown up now with lives of their own. The way I got into writing for children and teenagers was by reading aloud to my girls when they were little and as they grew. We read to …
I’m working on telling the story of my father’s WW II experience. It’s a saga really that covers two generations and will be three books when completed. I’m going to tell the story two ways. One will be a memoir. The other will be a fictional account of the story. Because I’m writing a war …
Teaser Tuesday: City of Thieves by David Benioff Read More »
So happy you stopped by the carnival this week. I’m really excited about our entries because we’re all sharing a little bit from our WIPs…cue Frankenstein music, a little thunder and mad scientist laugh *mwahhahahah* What’s up next for me? I’ve got lots of stories in the offing this year that I’m really excited about. …
YA Indie Carnival : The Kindergarten Ghost & Other Spine-Tingling Short Ghost Stories Read More »
Have you ever heard of the Page 99 Test? Because Mother’s Day is coming up, I thought I’d give it a go with Winnemucca, a small-town fairy tale. In the story, Ginny is trying to solve the riddle of her past regarding a mother she never knew. Here’s page 99: “How are you called?” Old …
The Ford Page 99 test of Winnemucca, a small-town fairy tale Read More »
It’s May Day and that used to mean dancing around Maypoles and men leaving flowers at the door of the woman they loved after bathing for the first time in, achem, months. Ah, the good ol’ days. May 1st is all about romance. So I want to find out what makes your May Day red …
Happy May Day! Excerpt from TRANSFER STUDENT, an alien romance Read More »
