If you came to Twitter simply to sell your product, I hate to be the one to break some bad news to you. Are you ready for this? <Insert drum roll here> It’s not all about you. To achieve your … Continue reading
9 Tips for Tweepsters (Hint: It’s Not All About You)
Sample Sunday: Auntie Beth Takes to Kinki’s Stage
Many readers have shared how much they enjoyed my heroine’s dope-smoking, brownie-baking, eccentric hippie relative, Auntie Beth, because of her outrageous antics, including an unforgettable performance in a fetish club called Kinki. I hope you enjoy this excerpt from FUR … Continue reading
Sample Sunday: A Close Call
The air around her head throbbed and pulsed with an energy that created a mild tingling all over the surface of her body. Her joints starting to pop and tighten. That was all she needed right now—to sprout fangs, whiskers, … Continue reading
Sample Sunday: Stakeout Leads Grace to a Fetish Club
Excerpt from FUR BALL FEVER: Grace is hot on the trail of a suspect she believes stole Miss Coco, the prize poodle she was minding for her elderly client. Money, careers, and lives are in jeopardy. Too bad Auntie Beth, … Continue reading
Writing Tips: Self-Editing Your Masterpiece
Editors and agents are inundated on a daily basis with hundreds of queries from eager authors. The competition is fierce, so aside from having an outstanding plot and fascinating characters, your writing must be clean, tight, and enticing. For that … Continue reading
Six Sentence Sunday: Nick’s Partnership Strategy (Fur Ball Fever)
The main stumbling block to partnership, Nick reasoned, was Gracie’s irrational notion that he was an overprotective male chauvinist. Tonight, he intended to demonstrate unparalleled flexibility, understanding, and tolerance. In short, he would grovel. Out of the corner of his … Continue reading
11 Tips for Creating Memorable Characters
In my opinion, aside from writing style, the best books consist of two components: a great plot coupled with memorable characters. The two elements are intertwined. Only those particular characters will fit the story, and the story would be incomplete … Continue reading
Six Sentence Sunday: The Jungle
The jungle enclosed Charlie in a symphony of honking, chirping, clacking, screeching, rustling, and croaking. She inhaled deeply and grimaced. The sweet scent of orchids did little to mask the odor of decaying vegetation and stagnant water. After ten paces … Continue reading
10 Ideas for Stimulating Creativity
Wikipedia defines Creativity as: “A mental process involving the generation of new ideas or concepts, or new associations between existing ideas or concepts.” My personal belief is that we are all born creative beings. Some are lucky enough to retain … Continue reading
Fur Ball Fever: The First Kiss
Nick rubbed his sternum and let his anger drop away. God help him, Gracie had tried to explain. Time after time he’d shut her down. He deserved more than a couple of jabs in the chest for his stupidity. When … Continue reading





