A Work in Progress

Okay y'all, if you like a good love story, a light-hearted romance -- and even if you don't -- I'm going to recommend you read this book, called Remember Me , written by author Lara Van Hulzen. It is literally fresh off the press! Not only does this woman know how to write, but she just happens to be my fabulous friend. Now, I am not a heavy romance reader, nor am I a romance writer, but I do read excellent stories  and I do love to read a good love story. This book is not only that, but -- are you read for this -- it has suspense intertwined into it, like a mystery! You can buy it for your Kindle , or the paper back version. Click on the links above to read what the story is about and get your copy today! And once you're into this book, loving every word, get this: this is book one of three!  So, just you wait ... there will be more. Visit and like Lara's author page on Facebook for all the juicy updates. You won

Anyone who hasn't had a bad review of their work doesn't fully understand the stress that comes with being a writer. I recently had one of these reviews. And it seriously made me doubt that what I had put years into was even worth it. It's bad enough that we pour out our blood and sweat and tons of tears into our work without a single affirming word from anyone saying, "what a swell job you're doing" or "though you haven't made a penny of your writing in years, your work is truly great." And we continue to pour away because we are called to write. We can't live without doing that. This particular negative review of my work, The Puzzle Master, was like a slap in the face, with a punch to the gut, and then just when I thought it was over, a blind-sided karate chop to the back of the legs. I questioned if her negative review of my work was valid. I questioned my abilities as a writer. I wondered if indeed the last eighteen years