The Celebration Contest!!!

*breaks into another Egyptian happy dance* Methinks a book deal four years in the making deserves a pretty epic celebration.  So here goes… I wouldn’t have made it this far without this amazing writing community, (certainly not with most of my hair...

The Big, BIG News!

Here’s the official announcement, straight from Publisher’s Marketplace: Debut  Stephanie Thornton’s THE SECRET HISTORY, in which a theater tart-turned-Constantinople’s premier courtesan must decide what’s more important: pleasing...

Random Acts of Kindness BLITZ!

A smile. An encouraging word. A thoughtful gesture. Each day people interact with us, help, and make our day a bit brighter and full. This is especially true in the Writing Community.  Take a second to think about writers you know, like the critique partner who...

Things My Daughter Taught Me

My daughter is an amazing little monkey. While I like to think I’m teaching her a thing or two, she’s really the one teaching me something new every day. Here’s the top two monkey lessons… Lesson #1: I can do anything. This started when I opted...

Winter Begone!

This winter was rough.  (Why am I talking about winter in May, you ask? Because I still have snow in my yard and it snowed again two days ago.) Begone winter! The monkey in the back yard a couple weeks ago. Anchorage did break the seasonal snow record this year...