A New Galley!

One of the most thrilling days of an author’s life is when a galley copy of an upcoming book arrives in the mail. Galleys are also called ARCs (Advanced Reading Copies). Publishers use galleys to solicit advance reviews. A galley is almost like a real copy of the...

Getting Back to Writing…

As you know, the death of my sister-in-law, Lori, hit me very hard. I feel as though I am emerging from a very dark period where there was always daytime but never sunlight. As part of my re-emergence into the real world,  I have picked up the keyboard once more...

New Book Cover Reveal – The Deadly Hours

I am delighted to share with you the cover for my next novel, THE DEADLY HOURS, releasing September 1, 2020. This book is a favorite project of mine. It is my first collaborative effort with other authors and I would happily work with any or all of them again. Susanna...

My Favorite Animated Movies

I don’t know about you, but for me, summer is a time of movies…and usually the animated kind. I have a dear friend with whom I have a very special pact: when animated movies come out, we go together to see them. I confess I’ve developed some favorites over the years...

My Favorite Vacation Spots

Now that we are headlong into the steamy days of summer (at least, here in Maryland it’s pretty hot and humid; I hope it’s breezier where you are!), it got me to thinking about summer vacations. I imagine we all have our favorite places to go to get away from it all,...