November 3, 2009
I've posted an excerpt from "Dancing in the Dark" -- my current project for NaNoWriMo. You'll find the link on my "Stories" page ... or ... well, here's a direct link to it. Enjoy!  Dancing in the Dark
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November 2, 2009
Now that we're all caught up in the frenzy of National Novel Writing Month, it's good to have an occasional laugh or two. I got a good one yesterday when I checked my horoscope and found this:
"You may have a clear idea where you are going today, but your plan to get there may be flawed with faulty logic or incorrect information. Luckily, you have the means to overcome poor reasoning if you are willing to trust your intuition. Don't worry about the details now; just be flexible and play it ... Continue reading...
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November 1, 2009
It's November 1 which means that "NaNoWriMo" -- National Novel Writing Month -- is officially underway. Like many other writers, I lined up at the starting gate precisely at midnight, eager to begin a new romance. I especially enjoyed the opportunity to turn back the clock and gain an extra hour. I haven't updated my word count on the official site yet, but I'll head that way and do it soon. For now, I just wanted to post a short note to recognize the official start of this momentous event.... Continue reading...
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October 20, 2009
I'm pleased that "The Long and the Short of It" -- LASR -- will be running one of my romantic short stories, "The Wise Woman" for their featured Halloween story. It will be posted on Thursday, October 29. Here's a short blurb:
Jennifer knows nothing about fortune-telling, but when she agrees to help out at a Halloween fund-raiser, she finds out what her future holds. Be sure to visit LASR! ... Continue reading...
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October 20, 2009
While browsing around Barnes & Noble this weekend, I came across a great addition to any writer's library. It's a book titled The Daily Writer, by Fred White. The sub-title is 366 meditations to cultivate a productive and meaningful writing life.
Yep, that's right. 366 daily meditations/prompts to get your day going. I've always had fun doing little prompts or what I sometimes call "Silly Writing" -- just putting together random ideas and letting my imagination run wild with it. It's what... Continue reading...
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September 12, 2009
Although I love Dickins, my playful muse, right now he's being decidedly difficult. He's been whining and complaining because I've been insisting on working on my historical romance novel instead of letting him play around with new stories. He's bored with "The Wrong Woman" and is chomping at the bit, wanting to work on one of the other projects he's added to my list of things-to-do. All in good time, Dickins, all in good time! To appease him tonight, I let him help me add another "Tips for ... Continue reading...
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September 5, 2009
Sometimes I wish I'd never named this blog "Falling in Love with Love". Every time I come here to post, that song starts playing through my head and turns into an annoying "brain worm" that won't go away. For those of you who may never have heard the song "Falling in Love with Love", the words go like this:
Falling in love with love is falling for make-believe
Falling in love with love is playing the fool
Caring too much is such a juvenile fancy
Learning to trust is just for children in schoo... Continue reading...
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September 5, 2009
 I forgot to mention that one of my short stories will be appearing as the featured Valentine's romance story on The Long and the Short of It. Watch for it next February! It's titled "Be Careful with Your Heart". Since Valentine's Day is the most romantic of our holidays, I'm also putting together a Valentine website. I hope to have it ready to share soon after the first of the year. If you have favorite Valentine links or ideas for a Valentine site, please let me know. You can always e-mai... Continue reading...
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September 5, 2009
One of the questions I often hear is "How do you come up with ideas?" That question usually comes from friends who aren't writers. Writers know where and how to come up with ideas. The question I usually hear from other writers is "How do you turn your ideas into stories?" We each have our own ways of going about that process, of course. But sometimes it's helpful to know how other writers approach the process.
In the last week, I've written three short stories, each one different, yet e... Continue reading...
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August 25, 2009
If you visited my old website, you might have read the silly little story I posted there, but if not, you can read it at Postcard Shorts. Here's the link: Toots Continue reading...
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Work in Progress
Following a disastrous broken engagement, Abigail Rose hopes to put her shameful past behind her and begin a new life as a respectable teacher in St. Paul, but her future plans are thrown topsy-turvy when a handsome stranger steals her away from the train station in Des Moines.
Will Loudon thinks he's abducting Honey Branson, his brother's fiance, and he intends to use her as a "bargaining chip" to get his share of the inheritance Jack stole from him.
Although Will abducts the wrong woman, Abigail's cheerful attitude and caring nature help him overcome the anger and bitterness of his own past, making him wonder if perhaps he's found the right woman, after all.
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