EXPLORING THE MAGICAL AND THE MUNDANE


  • A Book Is Born!

    A mile up from our new home is a lake. Mr. Al and I took a break, donned our rain gear and took a paddle on said lake. Nature is such a gift. Before that, I pressed the publish button on Sky Dancers (YAY! IT’S ALIVE! IT’S ALIVE!) and uploaded the Kindle version….only to find…


  • When Mr. Al and I moved, we had to say buh-bye to our cable TV network and hello to one of the satellite ones. We picked DISH because of their Hoppers and Joeys. How cute is that? Little kangaroo references can’t be beat. Anyway, the TV has always been the domain of Mr. Al because…


  • The Romance Universe

    My bible of all-things-fun is the Entertainment Weekly magazine.  In the October 24th issue, along with a great article on Christopher Nolan’s latest movie (can’t wait), there is an article on romance writing.  It’s fabulous.  And..they’ve got a great diagram on all the genres and sub-genres of romance novels.  So great, that I took a…


  • Countdown to Publication

    In two weeks, not only will we have tricked and treated, but Sky Dancers will be available on Amazon.com as a paperback and a Kindle read.  I’ve uploaded the document and am awaiting my proof copy to make sure all is in order before I press the “approve” button that sets things in motion. Now,…


  • Fun Fact Friday

    This is from a website called baba-mail.com.  You can try them out in your manuscripts or in daily conversations…makes one look highly educated.  Impress your friends.  Heck, impress yourself!  I loved all the names for groups of cats. And a Wisdom of Elephants.  And here is the link so you can see the pictures: http://www.ba-bamail.com/Content.aspx?emailid=12511&memberid=891932&MemberId=891932 Can…