2019-05-24 16:29
Sigh.
I know we’re all human and we all can get caught up in the moment, but I had a rude awakening last night while I fell down the Twitter rabbit hole. While reading certain threads… Read More
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Hello, and welcome! I love fiction that captures my attention from page one and lingers long after I've finished the book. I'm thrilled by suspense and intrigue and even a little paranormal. I want a story that grabs me by the throat. And I'm a sucker for an edgy novel that throws a couple into…
2019-01-01 18:31
Here we are. Another turn of a year. Another opportunity to look forward. Another chance to make New Year’s resolutions.
Which I hate.
And you may already know that.
I’m not a f… Read More
2018-07-24 17:21
I know. I haven’t blogged in ages. I’ve been pulled in too many directions in real life and, to be honest, I’ve been focusing more time on me as well as my book marketing… Read More
2018-04-22 15:24
Every day, every hour, every minute our minds are filled with thoughts. And those thoughts can bounce, and bounce, and bounce. In yoga and Buddhism, we call this monkey brain — drunken… Read More
2018-04-08 15:29
You know, just when I think I’ve got some stuff figured out, I land on fascinating, and sometimes very strange, historical tidbits that make me blink, pause, then think:
Holy crap… Read More
2018-03-25 13:15
Come on now. We’re all thinking it.
The English language is W.E.I.R.D.
Cough. Dough.
How. Low.
Meat. Great. Threat.
I mean, seriously. Right?
So, today, I wanna see just how much I can… Read More
2018-03-11 16:57
I gotta get something off my chest. It’s not pretty.
For a while now, it seems drivers are getting more careless — and less courteous — on the road. I find this drivin… Read More
2018-02-25 17:11
Every generation has its own slang. I remember growing up and saying phrases and words and my parents acting all, “WTF?”. Every generation, every decade, has their thing an… Read More
2018-02-11 18:17
I shouldn’t be feeling this way.
If I ignore this emotion, it’ll go away.
It’s not a big deal.
This, too, shall pass.
Everything will be fine.
Focus on something else.
An… Read More
2018-01-28 15:35
Sometimes we get so wrapped up in our own worlds, we forget about the big one: Mother Earth.
I’m a tree hugger. I admit it, and I’m proud of it. But I recognize that not everyone… Read More
2018-01-14 17:35
Social media is a great thing. It can also be a dangerous thing — to your happiness and peace of mind.
Sure, posting your life stories and thoughts and updates on Twitter or Instagram… Read More
2017-12-17 16:27
Last year, I posted a holiday reading list people adored (which some folks asked for again this year!). In the spirit of this wonderful season, I’m reposting that blog in the hopes it… Read More
2017-11-19 18:35
Millions of Americans celebrate Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday in November every year. For many, it’s their favorite holiday. A day to spend with family, to give thanks for blessi… Read More
2017-10-29 17:21
Happiness.
A simple word that, ironically, can foster a lot of questions and a lot of anxiety.
What is happiness?
Why am I not happy?
Am I happy enough?
Is this what happiness feels like?
W… Read More
2017-10-21 14:34
When In This Life was first published in 2012 (OMG, 5 years ago!), I had an idea in mind for the Past Life Series. But as much as I love to write and read about twists and turns and the unex… Read More
2017-10-15 16:34
It’s easy to get caught up in our own mindset and personal place, which means it’s easy to forget that the smallest of our actions can have a very large impact.
In a world of alm… Read More
2017-10-08 17:57
Well, it’s been MONTHS since I posted on my blog — and I’m sorry! But real life got in the way with all kinds of life changes that brought great adventures.
And now that th… Read More
2017-07-09 16:58
We’ve been around all of them. People who use you. People who manipulate you. People who judge you or suck the life out of you or gossip about you (and everything else they hear).
The… Read More
2017-06-25 17:54
Just because you had a weekend in which you didn’t go to work doesn’t mean you had a good weekend. In fact, my guess is that your weekend away from the office was probably &ldquo&hell…Read More
2017-06-18 15:51
Great fiction books can take you to other worlds and take your breath away.
But great non-fiction books can literally change your life.
While I’m an avid fiction reader, I devour self… Read More
2017-06-04 17:36
As a fiction author, I know lying first-hand. Why? Because fiction is, after all, one big lie. I’m paid to tell stories.
I’m paid to LIE.
But this is only a simplified way o… Read More
2017-05-08 14:16
We’re on a character interview roll!
Over the weekend, I chatted with Mae Martin. She’s a southerner who loves silliness, hates bullying, and has a very unusual talent for solvin… Read More
Meet Lyssa Pennington — Spunky Professor Who Loves Geeks, Dangerous Thrills, And Solving Mysteries
2017-04-30 16:34
I met a really exciting character this week and just have to share what I learned with you.
Lyssa Pennington is a spunky economics professor who, when she’s not tackling huge egos and… Read More
2017-04-16 14:43
You ever meet or discover an author and think, “Hoo boy! I gotta get to know this one better”?
Well, Judy Penz Sheluk is one of those authors.
This week, I got to talk to J… Read More
2017-04-02 14:45
The neat thing about interviewing authors is that you learn some very (wink-wink, nudge-nudge) interesting things about them.
Take author Lola Karns, for example. A writer who’s no str… Read More
2017-03-19 15:17
Just when I thought I couldn’t be surprised by anyone anymore I met Kat Smith, a Russian National with big secrets in her life and in her handbag.
Kat Smith is the heroine of Masquerad… Read More
2017-03-15 12:00
One man is her soul mate.
Another owns a piece of her heart.
Together they share a distant past that will change everything.
Forever.
THE PAST LIFE SERIES.
Where millennia-old secrets test p… Read More
2017-03-05 15:16
I had a terrific time interviewing Anastasia Pollack this week. She’s an amateur sleuth of author Lois Winston’s critically acclaimed Anastasia Pollack Crafting Mysteries (who&rs&hell…Read More
2017-02-26 17:42
How often are you in a situation in which someone says something you take the wrong way? It could be at work, or at home, or in the supermarket — we’ve all experienced times in w… Read More
2017-02-19 18:21
This is the first in a series of new blog posts for me:
introductions to authors you should know about — and read!
I had the luxury of meeting up with author Susanne Matthews &hell…Read More
2017-02-05 17:59
I bet you think he’s cute. Cuddly. Innocent, even.
But he’s messing with our minds, I tell you.
copyright National Geographic
Every year, on February 2, the United States goes th… Read More
2017-01-29 17:01
There’s been a lot going on lately. For me personally, but also for many others on a national and global level. But this is the thing about life: change is inevitable and it’s so… Read More
2017-01-22 16:35
I’m going to let readers in on another little secret about authors…
Sometimes, writers fall out of love with their characters. Much like a real life romance, things authors &hell…Read More
2017-01-08 14:38
There are a lot of ways to celebrate the New Year, and many of them involve parties. Well, the ancient Egyptians were big party animals themselves, and they had their own way of celebrating… Read More
2016-12-11 14:30
I love this time of the year. I love the cold and snow and warm winter mittens, and I love the warmth and love and giving that the holiday season brings.
I also love Christmas stories, but… Read More
2016-12-04 18:10
It’s that time of year again — a time for joy and merriment and, yep, the sometimes challenging gift quest for loved ones on your Holiday shopping list.
As an author, I’m a… Read More
2016-11-20 15:52
The more we learn about our past, the more we discover just how much we don’t know. As we continue to dig up history and uncover where we came from and who we were as a people, we real… Read More
2016-11-13 16:26
This week’s U.S. election polarized our nation. It exposed a big divide in mentality — in hopes and dreams and expectations. For some, the results triggered happiness. For others… Read More
2016-11-06 18:20
Most of my blog posts are for my readers and fans and folks who just like to see what I’m up to. Today’s blog is more for the writers out there, but I’m certainly not going… Read More
2016-10-23 17:18
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I’m about to lose my mind. Seriously.
I’ve talked about this on my blog before, but I just can’t let this go. Nope. I just can’t.
It… Read More
2016-10-16 15:47
Authors are a different breed. We see life differently. Experience life differently. Live life differently.
And if you’re one of the lucky ones to either date an author or be marr… Read More
2016-10-02 14:42
A lot goes on behind the scenes in getting a book published. Stuff that readers don’t know and probably don’t need to know. Because, let’s face it, all a reader cares about… Read More
2016-09-25 17:19
Lies.
We tell them to others, but we mostly tell them to ourselves.
How many of these lies have you fallen victim to, personally?
He or she will change.
I’ll do it “one day&rdquo&hell…Read More
2016-09-18 17:08
Say “Ancient Egyptians” and people pretty much think about their love affair with pyramids, the afterlife, gold and jewels, wigs, eye kohl, and tombs. But did you know the Ancien… Read More
2016-09-04 18:17
I love all the characters I write in my books. The good characters and the bad characters. The goofy and the serious. The messed up and the semi-normal. What you should know is that all of m… Read More
2016-08-21 16:12
I’m very passionate about ancient Egypt and the ancients’ way of life. Yeah, yeah, I know “passionate” is an understatement, but the more I research ancient history f… Read More
2016-08-07 16:39
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How often have you found yourself wanting something so badly that you crossed your fingers, said prayers, or talked incessantly about it hopin… Read More
2016-07-17 17:27
Warning. Slight rant ahead.
During the past week, in ONE day, I was:
Bumped into and knocked off balance while rounding a street corner (because someone had their head buried in their mobile… Read More
2016-07-10 16:52
It’s everywhere. The idea of the perfect partner. You see them on TV and in movies, and read about them in books. They’re men and women depicted as the person who completes you… Read More
2016-07-03 15:45
Every now and then, I surprise myself.
Every now and then, a book surprises me more.
I’ve been a fan of Tara Mills for some time, having started reading her stuff years ago and keepin… Read More
2016-06-28 17:16
Well, the folks at Mindful.org did it again. Another wonderful blog post, this time about how technology gets in our way (if we allow it) and how, despite all our interconnectedness, we&rsqu&hell…Read More
2016-06-12 17:04
Perfection is a fantasy. It’s not attainable, as none of us are perfect. It’s also insidiously dangerous because the pursuit of perfection raises expectations of yourself, of oth… Read More
2016-05-30 15:54
There are few books that make me shudder because the writing is that good and because the story is that chilling. Drawn is one of those books.
copyright James Hankins, author
I started readi… Read More
2016-05-20 15:04
I’m happy to announce thatIN THIS LIFE
(Book 1 of the Past Life Series)is 99cents!
BUT ONLY FOR A LIMITED TIME
Here’s what reviewers have said:
“If you had the chance… Read More
2016-05-08 17:04
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I learn some very interesting things when I write. Because I string words together to tell story, and because I try very hard not to repeat words in a novel too much, I… Read More
2016-05-01 16:43
Let’s face it. It can be intimidating when you work out regularly as part of your healthy living lifestyle, and you see online or magazine photos of “perfect bodies”. Somet… Read More
2016-04-24 16:53
In all the years I’ve been writing, it’s been interesting to hear non-writer perspectives about what an author’s life is really like. A lot of people think we earn heaps of… Read More
2016-04-17 15:34
Boy, ancient history sure does have its secrets.
I follow Sacha Black’s blog, which often posts interesting and thought-provoking topics that deal with the history of ancient man… Read More
2016-04-10 16:20
A wonderful thought for today…
Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.
I’m not cute or built to suit a fashion model’s size
But when I start to tell them,
They think I&r&hell…Read More
2016-04-03 23:14
Suck It Up:To endure a period of mental, physical, or emotional hardship with no complaining. “I don’t care if you’re sad, get out there, suck it up and deal with it!&rdquo&hell…Read More
2016-03-27 16:12
I found another post this week that made me pause, and after a little thinking knew I had to share it with you. It’s about decision making, and how we can avoid making bad decisio… Read More
2016-03-13 18:09
I love Earth. I love the seasons, and the blue sky, and animals and plants and trees. I love mountains and lakes and the beach. I love the smell of blooming flowers, salty sea air, an… Read More
2016-02-28 18:40
Have days when you question why you’re here? Or what the hell you’re doing?
Ever wonder if there’s something else out there for you other than the daily grind, or trying to… Read More
2016-02-21 14:07
I don’t like Monday Morning Quarterbacking and I don’t believe in “hindsight is 20/20” (we all make decisions based on a particular point in time in our lives, s… Read More
2016-02-07 15:10
copyright Cecilia Levy
Like you, I worry. But I’m getting better, slowly, at letting go so I worry less.
Why?
Because, like you, I can’t control many of the things I worry about… Read More
2016-01-31 16:25
I’m intrigued by OOParts (Out of Place Artifacts) and unusual findings that may (or may not) point to the premise that we’re not alone in this universe. I’m not talkin… Read More
2016-01-24 19:17
There’s a BIG difference between bosses and leaders, and that difference became apparent to me while I was watching the Star Trek movies, of all things.
When I was home recuperating fr… Read More
2016-01-17 18:33
I’m going to start this review by stating that I am a HUGE Robert Crais fan. From story to setting, from character to conflict, for me he’s the epitome of a storyteller. Whe… Read More
2016-01-10 19:46
I’m not really a fan of New Year’s resolutions because I think they’re limiting and carry the connotation that you’re denying yourself something in order to achi… Read More
2015-12-31 14:30
I love starting the New Year with fresh hopes and dreams and…
books!
To share my reading joy,all three ebooks in my PAST LIFE SERIESare on sale for 99 cents each.
Readers are saying&n&hell…Read More
2015-12-10 14:15
I’m thrilled to announce that myPAST LIFE SERIESbundle is 99cents!
BUT ONLY FOR A LIMITED TIME
Here’s what readers are saying about the series:
“The writing is evocati… Read More
2015-11-22 15:56
Last week’s post about s****y first drafts and how different they are from the final published book prompted a slew of site visits and email. So much that I’m sharing yet another… Read More
2015-11-15 18:23
We’re in November, and all this talk about NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) has me thinking about s****y first drafts and why they never get read or published.
For those of you… Read More
2015-11-10 19:09
I found the neatest tidbit of news today:
There is an anomaly in the Great Pyramid that suggests another possible chamber or cavity.
“This anomaly is impressive and obvious. We have s… Read More
2015-10-18 15:42
It’s covered in theory and in fiction, and it’s one of the biggest and most perplexing questions we’ve ever asked ourselves about life on Earth:
Just where did we come from… Read More
2015-10-11 15:16
I’m thrilled to announce that myPAST LIFE SERIESis now bundled!
And at a low price…but only for a limited time
Here’s what readers are saying about the books:
“… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
April 22 is the big day. And here’s a special sneak peek inside what Agatha, Anthony, and Macavity-winning author Hank Phillippi Ryan calls “inventive, original and thought-provo… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
The re-release of In This Life, Book 1 of the Past Life Series, is less than a month away. Less than a month!!! So, I thought now was a great time to also re-release a character interview I… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
What’s wrong with buying your way onto the bestseller list?. It’s nothing new, but it’s also never sat well with me.Filed under: Stories Behind The Stories Tagged: bestsell… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
It’s here. It’s here! ~~The new cover for IN THIS LIFE~~~ Gotta tell you that I’m t-h-r-i-l-l-e-d. This new cover so totally fits. It’s got Lottie front and center. T… Read More
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