In the Author Spotlight
I had the opportunity to submit my info for an Author Spotlight over at the Sunshine Reads blog! The original post is over there, and...
My first interview!!
This interview was originally posted on the blog Eliza Gales Interviews. Be sure to head over and check out not only my interview, but...


Countdowns and interviews...
Things are gearing up in my writing world. I've officially started the countdown to the release of my book... *insert excited squeal...
Working the grapevine...
Today was a good day. A long day, and a tiring one, but overall pretty good. The best part...I got to really start spreading the word...
Dear Authors, Let's Talk Copyrights
I want to chat about something that has been bothering me more and more lately. I may actually rant, but it's only because I'm...
Valentine's Day
Today is Valentine's Day, a day that's been dubbed as the most romantic day of the year. Mass amounts of roses are ordered, a ton of...
You'd Have Thought It Was Christmas
I received my proof copy of Her Last Love today. Hence, the title of this blog. There were smiles, sighs, and soft strokes to the cover...
Early Morning Blues vs Late Night News
Life is pretty well back to normal after our round of winter storms. The snow - all 8 to 12 inches of it - is mostly gone and we've...
Snow Days and Good News
Settling in here at the old Bentley house as we prepare for a round of winter storms. Also known as snow. The other "s" word. I don't...
Making a move...
I began the submission/query process earlier this month. Spending hours researching agents and publishers who would be willing to accept...
Thanks, but no thanks
I received my first rejection from an agent today. At first, I saw the subject line...a reply to a query I had sent out a couple of weeks...
And so it begins...
...the preparing of the manuscript for submitting to agents and publishers. The writing of the query letters and the synopsis. Gathering...
It's Official!
Yesterday, I officially sent my first novel out into the world. Well, kind of. I sent it off to my group of test readers. A group of...


A little getaway...
Took some much needed time out of the busy daily grind for an extended weekend mini family vacation. One of my cousins got married, and...
Editing & Revising & Rewriting (Oh, my!)
I am perhaps in the most tedious and frustrating phase of my first book. The editing, the revising, the rewriting. Trying to take my...