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Did you ever have a song or story in your head that grabbed on and wouldn't let go? It's like that when you're a writer. It's a tune, phrase, or idea that you can't seem to shake. Like Smelly Cat here. For those of you who were and are faithful followers of the show...
Hello, readers. My name is Elaine Cantrell, and I’d like to thank Patricia for letting me blog for her. With Valentine’s Day looming in front of us, I thought I’d give you a famous lovers quiz. How many of these lovers do you know? The answers are at the bottom of...
Megan's had a really bad day. She's decided she'd rather see if she can run in two inch heels and an oversized wedding dress than stand at the alter and say "I do." Now, she's taken a wrong turn and ended up in the men's room of the carwash she stopped at to get "just...
When I first set out to write this blog, and was asked to tie it to one of the many national observances in January, I wondered, “How am I going to do this?” Shall I suggest a holiday called National Monkey-Toes Connors Day (tiny daughter’s birthday is in January)? Or...
I'm so excited that Paranormal Lia Davis has dropped by to talk to us about her latest book, Winter Eve. This story is a great way to warm up on those cold winter nights. There comes a time when setting your differences aside isn’t just necessary, it’s a means of...
Win a backpack full of New Year's Resolution Tools--Box of Shakeology, arm bands, ear buds, with a $10 iTunes gift card. Okay, my friends. We're only three weeks until the new year. Those resolutions might be sitting heavy in your mind or inching their way forward...
Don't want to wait for the first of the year to get starting on your health goals? Then don't! Start with launching yourself into your new goals now. All you have to do is start--then post what you did on your first day of greatness here. Did you go to that boot camp...
There's always a great momentum to starting something new. Diving in, seeing what you can accomplish. The world is wide open and ready to welcome you with open arms, right? Okay, not really. It's scary, frustrating, and downright intimidating to start something new,...
This time of year is tough. Family, food, shopping, food, the weather changes, food, your pants are shrinking...sometimes it feels like it would be easier to throw in the towel--or eat the towel--than to fight yourself and the scale. But never fear! I know exactly...
Home to Stay With the weather getting colder and the busy season about to descend upon us, don’t forget to put an evening aside just for you. Get yourself a cup of hot chocolate, or a glass of wine and escape with this contemporary romance that will take you to a...
TRADITIONS I wanted to take a moment and talk to you about traditions. We all have them for one reason or another, passed on from generation to generation. But I want to talk specifically about holiday traditions. Christmas is fast approaching. My first book, a...
It’s true, week one of the National Novel Writing Month has already come to an end, and my very ambitious project to write a completely brand new novel (with only a day or two to sort out characters, plot, and story line) proved to be just a little bit too ambitious....
