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Blog postChristmas has always been my favorite time of the year, but I’ve never written a book set during the season. I don’t know why, but when the opportunity to take part in this anthology arose, I knew I wanted in. First, it got me back into writing fiction. I’d let that fall by the wayside as I’ve been focusing more on essays and articles. Writing about Ainsley and Noah’s story was invigorating and made me realize what I’d been missing.
Making Christmas Magic is only about 18,000 words, -
Blog postBecause I love to be creative and to stay busy, I started creating graphics in the evenings. I made them for my books, for other books, for ads, and more. I had previously made some premade cover art for some authors so I thought I'd give my hand at making more of those, and before you know it, I now have an Etsy shop (with my sister) for premade covers! We just launched the shop on September 9th, and we've already uploaded 34 covers. (I've always been an overachiever!) This is just one
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Blog postBeth shielded her eyes against the sun and glared at the blue Mercedes parked in her spot. Not again. How could people not see the reserved sign? With a huff of irritation, she maneuvered her Beetle into the only open guest spot even remotely close to her office and killed the engine.
Juggling her lunch, insulated mug of coffee, and several files she’d taken home the night before, she held her door open with one knee while wiggling her way out of the narrow opening. The brick side o -
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Blog post“Give her the house.”
“I don’t want the house.” And she certainly didn’t need it. What Jackie needed most was air and to avoid her husband’s angry eyes.
“What Mrs. Crenshaw means is that she doesn’t want only the house.” Jackie’s attorney tapped a pen on the conference room table. “Did you bring a list of your assets today, Mr. Crenshaw?”
“Jackie knows about my assets.” Andy bit out each word.
Remaining silent, Jackie kept her gaze traine -
Blog post“Excuse me.”
I banged my head on the hood of the aging Chevy I’d been attempting to resuscitate. Rubbing the knot already forming, I pulled myself out from under the steel and straightened.
“I’m sorry.” The deep voice pulled my gaze to its owner.
In a charcoal suit with a pacific blue tie that matched his eyes, the man had every inch of my attention. “Umm...it’s okay. How can I help you?” Painfully aware of the grease under my nails and how I’d piled my hai -
Blog post“There he is again.” Katie ducked behind the cash register and pointed toward the open area of the coffee shop.
Elsie stood on tiptoe. “Who?”
“That guy I told you about who has been in here every night for the past five nights. Every time I look over there, he’s looking at me.” Not that Katie was opposed to the looks, but there was something about this particular guy that made her insides quake, like she’d never seen a good-looking man before.
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Blog postIt happens to all of us sometimes. Even in a crowd, we can feel lonely, but it’s especially harder for single people. You might be home on a weekend, and you want to do something, but you don’t want to do it alone. And all of your friends are married and already have plans. I previously wrote a now very popular post “Being Alone Doesn’t Mean Being Lonely,” but even if you’re involved and active, that loneliness can creep up on you, taking you by surprise. So you need to have a combat plan at
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Blog postBeth sifted through the layers of lace inside her grandmother’s woven basket. Each touch brought back memories of sitting at her knee while Grandma told her stories of queens and kings who lived happily ever after. What Beth wouldn’t give to hear her sweet, melodic voice again.
Her fingernail caught the edge of a piece of paper, and she dug into the lace to retrieve an envelope that bore her name. Her grandmother’s familiar handwriting tugged at her heart, and she held the note clos -
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Blog postI have a contemporary romance Christmas novella releasing in November, and I'm excited to share my cover with you! Look for some excerpts in the next few months! This is less than 20,000 words so an easy read for an afternoon!
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Blog postThe hurricane had finally passed. Kate stuck her head out the window and sniffed the air. It didn’t have that wonderful after the rain scent. She wrinkled her nose and looked over her shoulder at her cocker spaniel. “I bet you need to go out, don’t you, boy?”
Gus barked in response, and she gathered his leash, her legs still trembling a little. Okay, a lot. She’d just weathered her first hurricane since her move to the east coast, and she could guarantee it would be her last. Next t -
Blog postOver the last several nights, I've been on a movie binge. I do this several times a month when I need a break from the series that I binge or I'm in between series. So this past week, I watched movies I wanted to go to the theater to see but never found the time to do it. You may feel differently about these movies than I did, but here we go! The love story between Hazel Grace and Augustus is captivating, heartbreaking, and poignant. Two teenagers who've both faced or are facing cancer bat
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Blog postReading this, you would think one of the most obvious reasons would be learning, and while that is true, learning something isn’t the be all and end all. You have to know what to do with the knowledge you acquire so I’m going to show you why you should invest time and money into taking online classes. ( And I’m not talking about going back to college. I’m talking about the classes you can take through places like Udemy and Skillshare.)
Improve your career options. If you’re stuck in a job -
Blog postWe’re living in a different world right now. With the pandemic, we’re told to stay inside and shelter in place and to avoid human contact outside of those who live in your house. And, for some of us, that can be difficult, especially if you’re suffering from a mental illness. Anxiety can run high when you can’t be around people for days on end, especially if you live alone.
Even though we can see our friends and family by video, it’s not the same as being able to hug them or sit acros -
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Blog postLast week, when I wrote the post sharing five more things every single woman needs, I touched on the subject of health insurance. As I said, it is a sticky subject because some people simply can’t afford it. So how do you take care of your health then?
Let me just say that I’ve been there. For years, I couldn’t afford health or dental insurance. Being without it was expensive, especially when I had appendicitis and had to have surgery…without health insurance. Nowadays, we’re fortunat -
Blog postLadies, I’ve previously written about things I think every single woman needs, but there is much more to be added to that list. These things don’t just apply to us single women, but it is especially important that we have them.
Marriage can offer some stability that we single ladies don’t have. That’s why we have to be our own advocate. If you’ve been reading this blog for any length of time, you know what a big fan I am of advocating for yourself! Now, this is not to say that being m -
Blog postOver the years, I’ve read a lot of resumes and have interviewed many people based on those resumes. Unfortunately, I’ve not interviewed so many more for the same reason. If you’re looking for a job, you can’t afford to have a resume that doesn’t set you apart from the crowd.
Resumes are, essentially, a way of introducing yourself to a company/employer. You want to present your best self much like you would in a face-to-face interview. That’s why the following tips are so important. I -
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Blog postThis can be a touchy subject. Some of us need to go but refuse to do so while others want to go but can’t take the time off from work or have myriad other reasons. But if you’re struggling with anxiety, depression, panic attacks, or any other issues and feel like you could use some help to get through, you owe it to yourself to let someone help you.
While in person therapy is great, I’ve used online therapy in the past, and it was extremely beneficial. It eliminates the need to take o -
Blog postI’ve always believed that happiness is a choice, not one that you make once, and it sustains you forever. It’s something you have to keep choosing every day. When you wake up in the morning, at that moment, you can choose to be happy. I know that sounds ridiculously too simple. You might even be thinking I’m a few sandwiches short of a picnic. Because nothing about our lives is simple.
But even in the midst of the worst of times, when we’re prone to complain, we can find a little spar -
Blog postWe all doubt ourselves no matter how confident we are in our previous successes. Sometimes, the struggle to get back up after yet another knockdown can seem overwhelming. But what are our options? To stay on the floor while others around us achieve their dreams? To fall behind while everyone else is sprinting ahead?
I had a conversation with a twenty-something single mom today who must have said “I can’t” thirty times in a conversation that lasted only thirty minutes. She talked of t< -
Blog postIt’s so easy to complain. Most of the time we do it for sympathy or for encouragement. With social media at our fingertips, it’s so easy to flood our timelines with gripes about money, work, and health. It seems like every day there is someone complaining about something. Does complaining solve the problem? Nope. Does it really help? Not that you can tell. It might make you feel better at the moment, but it doesn’t resolve anything. And neither does negative thinking.
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