Tag: Authors

writing romance

Teen Book Series of the 80s and 90s – a peek into my past

I don’t often talk about this, but 2 weeks out of college, armed with my brand new English degree, I began writing for 3 different Young Adult series. This was back in the late 80s, early 90s. When all was said and done I had a dozen print books under my belt for publishers such as Sports Illustrated for Kids (Warner), Tor, and Western Publishing (owners of Golden Books). Today *hanging my head in shame* I Googled my maiden name and found a write up about 80s teen series featuring two I wrote for, Palm Beach Prep Girls and The Pink Parrots. See that HERE More searching revealed there was an actual TV show connected to the third series, Girl Talk. [youtube=http://youtu.be/t3kN6C3VcaA] There was even a game, which I think I do remember, though I never owned it myself. This board game was featured on a 2017 episode of the TV show The Goldbergs, set in the 80s. How did I miss all this back then? Probably because I would write for a few hours in the morning, then head for work where I tended bar at a country club. My shifts during the busy season could sometimes stretch 15-hours long, and I […]

Writers' Tools of the Trade

Tools of My Trade 2012 Edition: Day 1 Sleep Machine

It’s been a full year since July 2011 when I did a weeklong series of the favorite tools of my trade. Things that make my life easier. Some for work. Some that do double duty for work and for play (because you know what they say about all work and no play). It’s time to revisit the topic. A year later, what am I still using? What new things have I discovered? And have I changed my mind about some of my last year favorites? Stay tuned all week and find out. Today’s featured tool is new to me and good for anyone, doesn’t matter if you’re a writer or not. You can use it daytime or nighttime. You can be 8 days old or 80 years old and use this tool. What is it? Sleep Machine Lite by SleepSoft LLC (www.sleepsoftllc.com) is a white noise app that I’ve fallen in love with. How did I find it? I was watching two authors I know chat on Twitter about how much work they get done while traveling. I chimed in and said I wish I could but I can’t seem to write when away from home. I also find I […]

booksigning, Events

My Great Big Chicago RT 2012 Adventure

What happens at RT, stays at RT…except on Twitter, and cell phone pics, and Youtube, and blog posts–you get the picture! So I won’t tell you that during my week at the Romantic Times Booklovers Convention in Chicago I mixed shots with a few well-known authors, or that I had a brief but satisfying “Scottish Fling” which ended in a threesome (photo, at least) with two cover models, and witnessed a male striptease the next night, or drank some strange foreign liquor (washed down with chocolate TimTams) with some folks from down under, or that I got thongs as a gift from a reader (book thongs, that is), or that I flew to Chicago with an automatic weapon packed in my suitcase…but I will show you pictures!        For more of the expose’ in pictures (of the cowboy nature) check out my blog post at the Wild & Wicked Cowboys Blog