Well, probably not everything, but it sounded fun. I met Rachel in the bar. Let me tell you, the bar is the place to be after hours. She was on one side of the circle of chairs, sofas and tables we had commandeered and I was on the other end. Her group drifted away so…

I ought to contact National Enquirer or something and see if I can sell this story. I think it would be a shock to learn Janet Reid is really very sweet. However, since you are all my friends, here goes. Bear in mind I haven’t had much sleep, I am in pain and I am…

I’m back from Surrey. I just got home about 10:30 a.m., which means 30 hours with no sleep and I have to go to work at 2:30 to work until 2:30 a.m. I would go take a nap, but I’m afraid I will oversleep. The fish are alive. Yay! I’ll try to write a more…

I’m a firm believer in learning from people who know how to do it right. Perhaps that’s one reason I put more weight in learning from people like Barbara Rogan and some of the people who will be at Surrey. Several years ago, Brandon bucked off a saddle bronc and hung up to her. That…

Yes, I know I said I wasn’t going to post any more, but I have a good reason. Twenty-two years ago, Will James Weathers was born. It wasn’t easy getting him here. I tend to have premature babies anyway and he seemed determined to enter the world months before he was ready. I spent a…

This will probably be, as you may have guessed, my last post before I leave for Surrey. Friday I went to get my hair cut and I was talking to Miss Terra, my hairdresser, about books. She admitted she doesn’t read much so she was kind of dismayed when a friend gave her a Stephenie…

It’s crunch time. So what am I doing? Being seduced by John Simpson’s darned fantasy character quiz. Sigh. I have no will power. I’m Galadriel Possessing a rare combination of wisdom and humility, while serenely dominating your environment you selflessly use your powers to care for others. Even the smallest person can change the course…

Surrey is getting closer, so close I can almost smell Canada. You may remember I mentioned the Master Classes. These are classes for advanced writers typically and are held the day before the conference starts officially. I submitted my enchanted jars scene to Jack Whyte’s Breathing Life Into Minor Characters. Since Mr. Whyte is extremely…

You may have noticed a new feature to the right. This is what it pertains to. Regardless of your political persuasion, this is a great cause and one that needs help from all of us. (As I am heading out the door to go to work again, I will clean up the links later.) This…

As promised, the story of the old hooker, the pickled egg and the Slim Jim; the art of negotiating. Today was the last day of Barbara Rogan’s writing workshop. She has exhorted us all to go forth and conquer the world, or at least an agent. One thing that is always on a new writer’s…