Today is a monumental day for mixed couples. Loving Day-celebrated because of a ruling in 1967 that allowed mixed couples to marry. Interracial marriages have been around for years and only became illegal in the US in 1664, but making it illegal didn't stop people from continuing to get married. http://listverse.com/2011/01/25/10-fascinating-interracial-marriages-in-history/ In recent months, mixed couples appeared [...]
Public Speaking is a talent some people take to like a fish to water while others, like myself, had to work at it. My previous boss encouraged me to speak at meetings and events, however most times I chickened out and deferred to him. When he left the company I was forced to do speeches and [...]
When I first started writing people always asked why I didn't write about Cayman. The truth? I write about where the stories and characters take me. I was pleasantly surprised when one of my stories (yes, it did decide) happened in Grand Cayman. Before I knew it, I had a four book series on my [...]
I know what you're thinking. It's May! Why is she talking about planning the year? I'm a big believer that it's never too late and you're never too young or old to start a dream. Therefore, it's not too late to start planning your year. It'll be painless. I promise. ;-) Last year I blogged about my goals [...]
I like writing characters with sharp wit and humor who fall desperately in love (after a whole lot of trial and error), so imagine my surprise when the hero of my latest release Deadly Bloodlines turned out to be dark, brooding, and down right unlikeable. I tried to lighten her up, but she wouldn't have it. Jeez! Didn't she know [...]
Before publishing my first book, I had the crazy idea I'd make a name for myself publishing short stories in magazines and contests. What a joke! Writing a short story was more challenging than a novel. I had several offers to participate in anthologies, but fear of my limitations with short stories stopped me each time. The last time I was [...]
I recently read a blog by fellow author, Brea Brown who gave me the idea for this blog post. Hers was geared towards Chick Lit romance because that's what she writes. I write romantic suspense so mine is a lot more fun! Sorry, Brea. :-) People are often surprised that I ended up writing [...]
Happy Thursday. If you like mysteries, I've got a treat for you. Joyce is here to share a few insights and her new book. It’s a pleasure to be here. Today’s requested topic is about writing, in general. So for or those of you who get excited thinking about writing your own novel someday, this blog if [...]
Earlier this year InD'tale asked me to be a judge for the RONE awards. I wasn't able to participate last year due to writing deadlines, but I was excited to get involved this year. My main reason was to give back to InD'tale Magazine who do so much to help educate and promote authors. The big surprise was the [...]
I live in the Cayman Islands, and even within our three small islands, there's different word usage, dialects, and speech patterns. Caymanians have colorful words and expressions they use for everyday sayings. I wanted to bring that to my Deadly Series and have the sayings shine through the characters and stories. As my critique partner said, [...]
