by Heather | May 3, 2011 | Blog, Cake, recipes
It’s been ages since I’ve taken the time to decorate a cake for fun–working full time, writing, preparing for the conference this weekend (Yay! Can’t wait!) and my various other responsibilities have meant fun stuff like this has had to take a...
by Heather | Apr 23, 2011 | Blank Slate, Blog, book covers
Okay, time for the unveiling of my new book cover! I’m totally excited about how cute it turned out, and I can’t wait to hold a copy in my hot little hands. Here it is: Cute, huh! And here’s my back cover copy: Adrianna Mueller may be a...
by Heather | Apr 19, 2011 | Blog, Book news, writer's conference
I’m seriously not having much luck with my blog lately, as the last two times I tried to post, my computer froze up after I got the whole thing written–so this isn’t going to be nearly as witty as the previous two attempts. I finished reading the...
by Heather | Mar 24, 2011 | Blog, chickens
Last week my chickens *finally* started laying again, as did one of my geese, and I got my first duck egg today. I have daffodils and crocuses blooming in my yard (I could swear crocuses are supposed to come first, aren’t they?) and I planted seeds for my garden...
by Heather | Feb 23, 2011 | Blog, writer's conference
I ran across this video recently when I was checking out writing advice on Youtube (I swear, you can find *anything* on Youtube) and was really intrigued with Howard Taylor’s class from last year’s LTUE (Like, The Universe, and Everything) symposium at...
by Heather | Feb 18, 2011 | Blog, book review
When Eden’s job as obituary editor puts her in contact with a woman who believes her mom was murdered in a nursing home, she has only one choice: to call in the Secret Sisters! Since Ida Mae Babbit has recently fallen and broken an ankle and her wrist,...
by Heather | Feb 15, 2011 | Blog, blog tour, giveaways
Ida Mae Babbitt rides again! Ida Mae Babbitt may be a reformed woman, but trouble just can’t stay away. Follow the blog tour for Dearly Departed by Tristi Pinkston and learn about Ida Mae’s latest adventure. We will be giving away THREE copies of Dearly...
by Heather | Feb 14, 2011 | Blog, DiCarlo Brides
A bunch of writer friends and myself decided to do a special blog fest this month for Valentine’s Day–the theme is Love at first sight . . . or not so much. I was excited to have a chance to show off this scene, which I had a ton of fun writing. I...
by Heather | Feb 11, 2011 | Blog, book review
I really wasn’t sure what this book as about, besides the obvious title, when I was asked if I would be willing to review the book. Still, I’d heard good things about the book, so I decided to give it a try. Funny thing was, I expected Dan...
by Heather | Feb 7, 2011 | Blog, randomness
This week one of the authors in my writer’s guild, Rob Ficiur, wrote this great post on a serious plague in our society: Lemuelitis Murmuronia. Here’s an excerpt: Years ago the plague of Poliomyelitis ravaged the world. Polio was the most dreaded childhood...