I took my first day off in six months – maybe longer. The truth is I can no longer remember when the last time was. I like what I do, and I do it a lot. But sometimes you really need to sit in a cabin in the woods in front of a fire, resting…

We break this blog silence to bring you the following announcement. Ashley has a book due to her agent in five days. She hasn’t showered in a week, and there are crusty food stains on her clothes. She hopes you’ll forgive her and promises to return right after deadline. In the meantime, talk amongst yourselves.…

I am very fond of the color gray. Also black but I just consider that very, very dark gray. When I choose clothes in the morning what I’m really choosing is a shade of gray, and if I were writing me as a character in one of my books, I would consider that telling –…

Murder in Vein by Sue Ann Jaffarian My pal Sue Ann has just released her first “fang-in-cheek” vampire mystery. Much darker than her other two series, Granny Apples and Odelia Grey, these blood suckers hit a whole new fan demographic. Prepare to get bitten.

1. The people who build the bunny enclosures are on to you. Your hand will not fit through the bars to reach the tantalizing fur beyond no matter how hard you try. 2. After consuming the “small” margarita, it’s possible you will consent to a fried Klondike Bar. (I’m not admitting to anything.)

Everybody needs that friend, the one who you can call up for anything. Eric Stone, author and adventurer, is mine. This time I was working on a manuscript and discovered three chapters were going to take place in Tijuana. Road trip! Big fun, right? Apparently, not everyone thought so. In fact, no one but me…

I feel like I’m trudging off a smoking battlefield, weighed down with armor, blood dripping from my sword with fallen comrades at my feet. The war between the spammers and I has been a long one, but I think that maybe – just maybe – I have won. The comments are now open, spammer proof…

The Quiet American by Graham Greene There are so many books I should have already read. I’ve heard rumors there was time when one truly made it through all of the classics by their freshman year at university. I don’t know when that was, but I’m woefully behind. I’ll be out of the country this…

The following is a quote from Hans Zeiger, Republican candidate for Washington State Representative: “The Girl Scouts allow homosexuals and atheists to join their ranks, and they have become a pro-abortion, feminist training corps. If the Girl Scouts of America can’t get back to teaching real character, perhaps it will be time to look for…

Arsenic and Old Paint by Hailey Lind It’s back! The Art Lovers Series went on hiatus, switched publishers and left us all wanting more. But now it has returned, and I, for one, am greatly relieved. You all go out and buy your own copies. This one is mine.