With only four days left, NY Times bestselling author Brenda Novak’s 5th Annual On-line Auction for Diabetes Research is fast approaching the $300,000 goal for 2009! And now is the perfect time to start bidding, if you haven’t already. The auction features everything from once-in-a-lifetime experiences to signed copies of your favorite authors’ books (across [...]
My writing day usually begins with a cup of coffee and visits to my favorite blogs (see previous post on The Blogsphere for a detailed list). After that I settle in with my cat curled up on the desk beside me and write. Since I completed my latest revision of The Virtuous Courtesan, I’ve been [...]
This past weekend, my nervous energy about finding an agent and a publisher for my work took a back seat to two love stories. The first unfolded on the pages of The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie by Jennifer Ashley. I’d read a number of glowing reviews for Jennifer Ashley’s latest historical and had been [...]
As I pack for a weekend visit to the town where I grew up, I find that there is a little voice in the back of my mind repeatedly asking: what will I say when everyone asks how the book is coming along? Or if I’ve found an agent? Or a publisher?
You see, I [...]
Perhaps there was more to the Addison/Campbell Divorce than my research has uncovered?
Indeed, there was. With the assistance of the knowledgeable Nancy Mayer, Regency Researcher, I have unearthed answers to some of my questions about the Addison/Campbell divorce case. In fact, I’ve learned quite a bit about divorce in Regency England thanks to Nancy Mayer’s [...]
Last week my dear husband took a vacation from work to help with various projects at our home in Rhinebeck. With the help of my brother-in-law visiting from the west coast, the carport received a new roof, the outdoor furniture was cleaned and oiled, and we tackled a variety of landscaping projects. Somewhere during the [...]