When Darkness Falls, the second book in my series The Dark Lines, released last Thursday. This book focuses on Blake Walker, a 14-year-old with a difficult past, who has learned to hide his psychic abilities and keep away from most of his classmates. “We don’t have time to just go places at random,” I said. [...]
I’m all for taking small, doable steps toward a healthier me. My eating habits range from “really healthy and on plan Weight Watchers” to living on the processed/boxed foods on which I grew up. Mostly it’s a balance between the two. However, one of the easy things I’ve done is to change the color of [...]
I recently did a Blogtalk Radio interview with Sherry Ficklin of YA Book Babes about my Reality Shift series, specifically book 4, Taking Control. If you haven’t read the book yet (and why haven’t you? Hmm?), I won’t spoilerize it for you, but I will say that Shanna finally speaks up about something she should [...]
For someone with year-round allergies, August is my worst month. Between the corn pollinating and the hot, dry days alternating with muggy, oppressively hot days, this year has been worst than most. I rely a lot on essential oils and teas to help control my allergies, as I’ve found many OTC and prescription medicines don’t [...]
A funny thing happened when I visited a family member in the hospital, I found that I couldn’t do a full reiki treatment. Somehow standing there amid all the monitors and lines, and the prospect of a nurse walking in any minute, plus some of my own fear and anxiety, left me unable to do [...]
My partner and I like to play Wii on our nights off. We’ve been doing the power cruising on the Wii Resort. Since we’re both big on plans and having goals, we’re working toward the stamp you get when you earn over 170 on all the levels. (I know some of you are going, “What? [...]
I’m of a generation where we’ve always grown up with the shuttle. I remember sitting in a fourth grade class room when Challenger exploded and the profound effect it had one me and my classmates. The continued successful missions even after the Columbia disaster, showcase the human spirit to strive and to succeed in the [...]
No big universal ideas for me today, just the simple pleasure of a thick, rich smoothie for breakfast. Because of the hours I work, I’m not a real breakfast eater. Usually I get up, drink my three cups of coffee, and work until my stomach tells me that I MUST EAT NOW! But smoothies are [...]
Since my novel The Black Bridge, the first book in my new young adult urban fantasy series The Dark Lines, released a week ago today, I’ve decided to share an excerpt from it. Hope you enjoy! By the time Gage, Darin, and I reached the bridge, the party had already started. Music blasted from three [...]
First off, my apologies for messing up the week last week. I had it in my head that I was supposed to post here on the *third* Thursday of the month; turns out it’s the *fourth* Thursday. Oops… So, now that I have my weeks straightened out and hopefully know where I am, on to [...]