Archive for January 2018

What a beautiful morning. sparkly, sparkly –like diamonds, my favorite kind. Working on THE MERMAID DID IT– endeavoring to create a friendship between a couple of my characters and make it as real as possible. Hmmm–just how do friends treat friends? What do friends expect from one another? Honesty–how does that play in friendships? Well,…

A beautiful sunset–always, on Topsail Island. The search for the right picture for the cover of PELAGIC continues. Wasn’t sure I wanted a surfboard in the photo, but low and behold as I was snapping away, a young surfer with the absolutely correct surfboard walked by–long story short, he let me use the board for…

February 24, 2018 Sugar Island Bakery will be hosting an author signing. Five local authors will be attending. (More info on the authors will be posted shortly)This should be an outstanding event with. authors answering questions, telling you a bit about their books and sharing the writing experience. Hope you’ll be there to enjoy the…

Hmm—how’d that happen?  At least I still have my arches. Oh yes! this is a blog about writing–Started my new book THE MERMAID DID IT (the fourth in the murder series). Learning lots of stuff.PELAGIC–the love story– is at the editor’s. Hopefully it will be out the end of this month. Got  my fingers crossed. I…

The pelicans are out and about, love watching them glide through the sky. I still think they look like prehistoric pterodactyl creatures. Makes me think about time and exactly what it is. QUOTE: “Time is like the ocean, always there, always different-” Ogden Nash WRITING TIP: often when I write I lose track of time…

Obviously it was a frigid night. But what a beautiful morning as I awoke to all the snow. Hope it hangs around for a few days, it is so beautiful. Sharing a few pictures I took while walking on the beach this morning. too pretty for words snow angel little sandpipers, their feathers puffed out…

HAPPY NEW YEAR Y’ALL.  Hope 2018 brings good health, modest wealth (too much money corrupts) bluer skies, slimmer thighs, good mental state, less hate, support from above and lots of love.This photo was taken in ’66 –geez that was so long ago. I vaguely remember sticking my tongue out at my sister as she snapped…