Livin’ in a Small Town

For the last several months, I’ve been living in a small town. In my mind at least. My latest work in progress is set in a made-up town in Washington state on the banks of the Snoqualmie River, surrounded by towering old growth forest.  The name of the town isn’t important…I have to keep something [...]

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Life Lessons from Romance Novels

It’s really nice to see women’s magazines getting with the program and realizing that romance novels are read and respected by women from every walk of life.  They can be emotionally fulfilling and also teach us a lot about life. Just sayin’. [Image Credit: Loca Luna]

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Wanna Be A Happy Writer?

I’m so excited about 2011!  Along with some exciting fiction I’m working on, I’ve also started a new project that makes me really, really happy.  Which is good thing, because it’s called The Happy Writer! What’s The Happy Writer?  It’s THE spot to go if you want to find ways to be happy with your [...]

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A Year in Review

It’s hard to believe 2010 is winding down already!  It’s gone so fast, I almost missed it.  I thought it would be fun to look back at the highlights — good and bad — of this year. January started out great!  My writers’ support group, which had downsized last year, grew again with the addition of [...]

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Christmas MeMe Redid

[This is a reprint from 2007.  Enjoy! - Shannon] A few days ago (okay, maybe a WEEK ago), a friend tagged me for a Christmas MeMe of my favorite things about Christmas. I was gonna do it. I swear. Except the more I thought about it, the more I felt like a big fat liar. And [...]

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