With the holiday season upon us, it is our time to reflect on the year gone by and start getting together a list of resolutions for the New Year. This is one of my comic relief poems.   I refer to it as my quick pick-me-upper when my muse comes to a halt.   This is my version of The Twelve Days of Christmas. On the twelfth day of Christmas, my friends gave to me: Twelve hours of nonstop writing, Eleven great plots ideas with a twist, Ten true to life characters, Nine boxes of tissues, Eight books on writing, Seven sites on marketing, Six unique promo tips, Five colored highlighters, Four packages of post it notes, Three colorful loose-leaf binders, Two boxes of colorful paperclips, And a bottle of Procesecco to stimulate my mind. To all my writer friends and readers I’d like to wish you all a happy and healthy holiday season full of love and happiness! I'm sharing with you my Christmas tree and decorations. ...

Welcome to the Holiday Gifts of Love Blog Hop. The hop will be running from December 14 th through 17 th .   I will be giving away a copy of my eBook Roses or the Boardwalk.   (Your choice.) Christmas has always been my favorite holiday.   What I love the most is decorating the house and baking cookies.   The scent of cookies lingers through the house for days.   One of my favorite cookies to bake is the seven layer cookie.   They are fun and colorful.   I love making trays of cookies and bringing them around to my friends. I make so many different cookies from scratch and decorating each.   I believe in love and the magic of Christmas.   I’m a Hallmark and Lifetime Movie Christmas Movie junkie.   I love them all.   I especially like watching the city woman going home to her small town and finding love again.   I especially like when love comes when and where you least expect it. In Roses,...

--> Welcome to Purrrfectly Giftastic Christmas Blog Hop.   The blog will be live and running from December 14 th through 17 th .     I will be giving away a copy of my eBook Roses or The Boardwalk.   (Your choice.) With the holiday season upon us, it is our time to reflect on the year gone by and start getting together a list of resolutions for the New Year. This is one of my comic relief poems.   I refer to it as my quick pick-me-upper when my muse comes to a halt.   This is my version of The Twelve Days of Christmas. On the twelfth day of Christmas, my friends gave to me: Twelve hours of nonstop writing, Eleven great plots ideas with a twist, Ten true to life characters, Nine boxes of tissues, Eight books on writing, Seven sites on marketing, Six unique promo tips, Five colored highlighters, Four packages of post it notes, Three colorful loose-leaf binders, Two boxes of colorful pap...

Welcome to the Black Friday Blog Hop. I am not a Black Friday Shopper.  You ask why?  Because I was on the other side of the door. I worked at Toys R Us for five years.  And I worked every Black Friday.  I would spend Thanksgiving with my family, and then rush home to try to get a few hours sleep before going to work at 3:30 AM in the morning. I'd get to work and fight with the crowds to get through the exit door into the store.  By 4:00 AM the customers are crushed against the front door, some their noses against the glass.  Electronics and the hottest dolls are on the top of everyone's list.  Despite the complete mayhem, I must admit it was one of favorite days of the year to work, along with Christmas Eve. In my eyes, the main theme of all the Black Friday mayhem is love, getting the best deals to make our family, friends and love ones happy. Now you want to talk about love, I am giving away a copy your choice Roses or The Boardwalk . ...