A fan of historical fiction? I am. Two of my favorite books were written by Nancy Horan. Her first novel, Loving Frank, is about Frank...

On April 22, 2016, I published a blog about my mangled BookBub promotion. It was a hot mess -- the promotion, not the blog. However, what...

I never reviewed books on Amazon.com before I started publishing my own. Now I rate or review every book I read, unless it's not above...

It's time for another promotion because the sales have flat-lined and all of the groups I participate in say the key is steady promotion....

As an author, I am not supposed to respond to reviews. I don’t want to, really. I’m new at this, and I’m willing to be a beginner and...

An independent author has much to learn after writing a manuscript they believe is worthy of publication. Submitting to a traditional...

I admit I have had some remodeling ideas that may not have been practical. They were visually appealing, in my opinion, but maybe weren't...

I have been busy with marketing books. It is a never-ending job. I have an Amazon Countdown Deal in the next day with Opal's Story and...

Amy Reade’s Secrets of Hallstead House is a mystery with interesting twists. It is set on islands in the Thousand Island archipelago. The...

Some readers may not want to tackle a trilogy. They want all the story in one place with a beginning and an end. I think the individual...

I wanted to do a book review and let readers see the books I enjoy reading. I could not think of any I read recently that I w Marie...

Gophers are the demons of the underworld. That's my opinion. After I saw one in person, I began to think they were cute, but they cause...

My husband and I had dinner with old friends this past weekend. It was wonderful to get together with them again. They are the kind of...

I decided to reorganize my Pinterest boards after the first of the year. However, when I log on to Pinterest, it’s like walking into a...

Every year for the past few years, my resolution has been not to try to explain myself. At first, it was a joke, but now, I'm serious,...

I say Happy Holidays because I lived for many years in a community with more diversity than most in Texas. I was raised with exposure to...

I had such fun writing Josephine's Journals. My favorite part was Mrs. Emily and Sabine preparing for a hoiday open house. They decorated...

I listened to Maya Angelou on a talk show say she did not tolerate negative comments or ethnic jokes in her home. She believed the...

I chatted with the checker at the grocery store. It was my second time in the store that day. It wasn’t a store where I normally shopped....

My son, Phillip, has a favorite cookie, sugar cookies. He's a grown man and he still prefers sugar cookies and vanilla ice cream....