March 27 is always a poignant anniversary. It was Easter Sunday morning the year my sister and I learned the heartbreaking news our dad had suffered a sudden heart attack and was no longer with us. The news dropped me to my knees. My dad shaped who I am. He instilled in me the belief I can do anything I …
My Friend, Kristi
Over our many years of marriage, I’ve often warned my husband not to give me cash for my birthday, or for Christmas. You see, I hold fast to the belief that gifts are to represent the giver’s careful choice of something special. To me, cash is just a lazy way of meeting an obligation. Unfortunate for my husband, he is …
Is Paper Dead?
In publishing circles, there is much discussion about the onset of e-books and whether or not Kindle reading will soon replace holding a physical book in your hands. Great arguments can be made on both sides, and sometimes emotions can get fired up in the process, especially if the conversation drifts into the effect Amazon and e-books have had on …
Bad Bosses
This is the image of an easily recognizable celebrity, Sharon Stone. When writing WHERE RIVERS PART I used this photo while imagining the character, Alexa Carmichael, the once beautiful, but aging woman executive who came up through the ranks when women often hit a glass ceiling. Think of the woman in The Devil Wears Prada…..failed marriages and family life in …
Welcome Suzanne Woods Fisher
I am a die-hard women’s fiction fan, but every once in a while I venture beyond my favorite genre and read something very untypical for me. A while back, I was having lunch with my publicist and she recommended another author–someone who also writes for my publishing house. That led me to look up and connect with Suzanne Woods Fisher, …
It’s Release Day!
ON YOUR MARK . . . GET SET . . . GO RUN TO YOUR FAVORITE BOOKSTORE! IT’S RELEASE DAY!
Labor Pains
The biggest joys of my entire life were the mornings I birthed my baby boys. After months of wearing maternity clothes, doctor appointments, baby showers and reading stacks of parenting books . . . the big days finally arrived. Contractions turned to holding my sweet infants in my arms. Nothing on earth compared! While I very much anticipated holding my …
An Old Song
I’m sitting here watching the Grammy Awards on television . . . wondering why I don’t recognize names like Iggy Azalea, Bastille, and Haim. To my husband: “Honey, do you even know who that is?” He shakes his head no. Nothing makes me feel older than realizing the Soul Train has left the station. When did we become our parents–the …
Be A Winner!
Happy Superbowl Sunday, everybody! I’m sitting here waiting for the big game to begin and thought I’d shoot out a quick blog post telling everybody about my new MONTHLY CONTESTS. If you haven’t been following my give-away promotions, you are missing out. Last month, Nancy from Kentucky won a beautiful Spa Package. Clap, clap, clap!! This month we’re running TWO …
A Morning Chat
Every morning, as writing partners, Lynne Gentry and I talk for about a half hour on the phone. Today, we thought we’d invite our readers to “listen in” on our chat. Welcome! Kellie: Morning, Lynne! How many years have we been talking every morning? Four? I don’t know about you, but grabbing a cup of coffee and dialing your number is …