One of the best things about living near DC is the access to some amazing places without having to drive for two days, like you do if you want to escape Texas. On the east coast the states are so close together that you can easily visit four of them in a single day (or more, if you don’t, you know, actually stop to SEE them.) Since it was the weekend, I decided it was high time I played tourist. We’ve been here since October,...

As you know, I’m working feverishly on a story that will be published later this year. Since it finally has a title, I thought now would be the time to tell everyone more about it. As luck would have it, I’ve also been tagged by the lovely Tameri Etherton for an internet game called The Next Big Thing. The rules are simple: Answer the ten questions about your current WIP (Work In Progress), then tag five other writers/bloggers and add...

LOOK, I’m it! The lovely Debra Kristi tagged me for the Look meme traveling the blogs. (Check out her sneak peak here: http://debrakristi.wordpress.com/) While I normally try to stay away from these sorts of things, I thought this one would be fun because it gives you a sneak peak of my debut novel. It’s just a tiny peak, but I’m excited to share it. The rules are, search for the word “look” in your work in progress and then share the...

Last weekend I unplugged for awhile to attend DFWCon, a writers’ conference in Dallas. I came away exhausted, exhilarated, refreshed, energized, recharged, intimidated, and overwhelmed. That’s a lot of emotions for one short person to hold all at once. I confess the first thing I did when I got home was play World of Warcraft in my PJs. You know, to decompress. I managed to get my druid to level 83! Two more levels and...

I don’t like cactus. I grew up in New Mexico, in the part of the state full of cactus and tumbleweeds. Have you ever fallen into a bed of cactus? It’s not a good time, let me tell you. Brushing up against one of them hurts. Even glancing at one might poke your eye out. Stepping on a nail is less painful than those prickly things. When I was out hunting bluebonnets last weekend, I came across a batch of them and made sure to tiptoe around...