The other night on the news there was a brief segment on a disco dancing 78 year old. My oldest son looked at me and said, “Sugoi, Mamma,” which is basically, “Wow.” This Japanese senior started dancing when he was fifty years old after seeing a dance contest on TV from America.

They interviewed his wife as to what she thought and her response was she was embarrassed at first. Nobody in the neighborhood danced and look at the way he dresses, she added. Now, though, everybody is used to it (though she’s seen him dance just twice … Read More »

Another Thursday has come by and I’ve survived almost one week of spring break with the kids. You can see what I’m talking about in the post below and while you’re at it, check out the interviews with Caridad Pineiro and Vivi Anna if you haven’t already.

So, Spring is on the way. The weather is close to 20C (almost 70F for you non-metric folks ) and I went outside today without–gasp!–a jacket. The signs have been piling up for a while now but in case you have any doubts, here are my thirteen reasons why Spring is in the … Read More »

It’s that time of year again. For the next two plus weeks I have three kids underfoot as we wait for the new school year to begin. (It’s an April to March school year in Japan). Already I’ve grooved a few more lines in my forehead as I try to figure out what we’re going to do to stay entertained and out of my hair.

I have to renew my oldest son’s passport which is always fun–Not. At least he’s big enough to sit on the passport photo seat in the booth at the U.S. Embassy. I had to prop … Read More »

Vivi Anna,

Thanks for sitting courtside with me.

1) If you had to summarize your style of writing what would it be?

Razor sharp.

I once had a reviewer say that my writing was strong…that if she had to summarize my writing in one word she would say strength.

2) This month Blood Secrets, the first in the Valorian Chronicles came out from Nocturne.
Could you tell us more about Necropolis and the inhabitants that live there?

Necropolis is the Otherworld city, completely segregated from the rest of humanity. It is a separate entity which governs and polices itself, under … Read More »

Caridad,

Thanks so much for doing the Q&A.

1) When did you first realize you wanted to write romance?

I had wanted to write since the fifth grade when a teacher assigned a class project — to write a book. When I got into high school, I decided to finally try my hand at writing a novel. It wasn’t until I was in college and I worked in the book department of a store that I realized that what I liked to read and write was romances.

2) Darkness Calls, the first book in THE CALLING series came out with … Read More »

Did everyone have a great St. Patrick’s Day? Freeze your butts off? I did! Brrr, it’s cold. But I’ve got news to warm you up. Today is the day the winners of my March Madness contest are announced. Yeah!

The contest asked you which two prolific Nocturne authors I’m going to interview this month. And the correct answers are Caridad Pineiro and Vivi Anna!!!

Now for our winners
Drum roll please…
Marilyn
Ann Thayer-Cohen

Congratulations! Marilyn wins a copy of Blood Secrets by Vivi Anna. Ann wins a copy of Caridad Pineiro’s Death Calls.

Expect an email from me … Read More »

This week NY and other states across America participated in the Mega Millions Jackpot. $370 Million Dollars! I bought my ticket and kept my fingers crossed. I didn’t win but if I had here is what I would have done with my big wad of cash.

1… Buy a small country, preferably an island nation with lots of pina coladas
2… Eradicate Malaria
3… Hire a fulltime massage therapist named Javier
4… Buy a mansion in Malibu overlooking the ocean
5… Hire the supernanny, get teams of maids, bodygaurds, chauffer and stylist
6… Buy a jetplane
7… Cruise around the … Read More »

Finished one project and as a treat to myself I picked up Jaci Burton’s Surviving Demon Island. (Actually it had been sitting on my nightstand taunting me for weeks)

All I have to say is WOW! An action packed ride that just sails through from page to page. Surviving Demon Island is intense with a kick-ass heroine and an equally dynamic hero.

At first I wasn’t sold on Gina Bliss, might have been the name. After the first chapter did she truly open up and blossom on the page. I embraced her whole-heartedly like my very own fresh-mouthed daughter. … Read More »

I do some freelance writing here and there when I have the time. I stumbled across this site that posts a variety of leads for writers. The site’s author takes the time to troll various job boards to gather leads for writers and put them all in one place. I’m grateful as are others, but apparently not everyone is. Deb gets emails complaining that she’s increasing the competition. I read a comment on the site by a freelancer who couldn’t understand why Deb went to such effort since the commenter couldn’t be bothered to help newbie writers. Nice don’t you … Read More »