I’ve been writing stories for as long as I can remember. But I’ve been only writing “for real” (aka working really hard to make “writing stories” my profession) for about a year. During that time, I’ve read books on the craft, attended conferences and absorbed information, joined and participated in writers’ groups and taken some workshops and courses online.

While working to update and hone my skills I’d heard great things about ...

From being tagged to receiving awards – can life get any better?? Okay, there’s that whole publishing thing…but can life get any better in the next few minutes?

Today I received the Irresistibly Sweet Blog Award from one of my new Campaign friends, Catherine A. Winn. Thank you, Catherine! You can find that post and her ...

I’ve been tagged by fellow blogger and new blog-friend Cheryl Reif. It is a fun exercise in helping us all get to know each other a little better and now that I’ve been tagged I must share 10 random things about me. So here we go:

1. I have a used car salesman’s — okay, salesperson’s — license. But you won’t find “Used Car Salesperson” on my resume.

2. ...

It is time for the First Campaigner Challenge, part of the Writers’ Platform Building Campaign created by Rachael Harrie. Kudos to her and the Campaign for helping us connect and support each other in the blogosphere.

Here is what this first Challenge is about, as taken from Rachael’s blog: Write a short story/flash fiction story in 200 words ...