Ahh. . . Topsail Island
At my home away from home. Working, of course, but what a place to work! The beach is now wide and beautiful. (Here’s my blog post made during the renourishment). The change is amazing! I’ll be at Quarter Moon Books Friday from 2-4. Stop by!
Read MoreHome for Thirty Hours Before Taking off Again
Home from New Jersey and New York! Well, for about thirty hours, anyway, before we take off for the beach. I thought I’d share some pictures from the week with you. I started out at a speaking engagement in Lakewood, New Jersey. The audience was so fabulous and responsive and I had a great time.…
Read MoreTen Things I Learned on my Book Tour
Please hop over to Meanderings and Muses for my guest blog today, where I cover everything from lamb and salmon recipes to cleaning dog teeth to philosophies of life!
Read MoreBreaking the First Leg of my Journey
John and I headed for the airport this morning only to discover our flight had been cancelled. We’re supposed to be in New Jersey right now, where I’m to speak at a private event tomorrow and visit family. Then we’ll travel on to New York for the Book Expo. We couldn’t get on another flight today,…
Read MoreMy Online Booksigning is Leading to Writer's Cramp…
…but it’s worth it. I’m watching Hard Day’s Night, nibbling chocolate chip cookies, and signing bookplates for all the people who participated in the online signing for The Midwife’s Confession. I’ll have another online signing in June for the folks in the United Kingdom and possibly in Australia, too. By then, I hope I’ve recovered!
Read MoreHappy Birthday, Sam!
A couple of weeks ago, I received an email from Oliver in England. He wanted to surprise his girlfriend, Sam, with a signed book from me and asked if he could buy one from me. I can’t sell my own books (nor do I have many author’s copies), but I was so touched by his…
Read MoreThank you, Quail Ridge, for a Fabulous Launch!
Some pictures from Quail Ridge Books tonight. Thanks to all who came and to everyone at Quail Ridge Books for making it so much fun! (John and I brought the leftover cake home. Big mistake!) My friend, the prolific Margaret Maron, introduced me.
Read MoreHave you Ever Given an Interview in a Bathtub?
(The online booksigning continues until May 7th. Request your bookplate if you haven’t already!) I’m on the Surf City, NC pier. It’s sunny and the water is a stunning blue. From this picture, you’d never know that the end of the pier is crammed with fishermen (and fisherwomen and fisherkids)–that’s how long this pier is.…
Read MoreJoin Me at the Online Booksigning!
Yes, I’m doing it again! After signing what felt like a trillion bookplates last year, I promised myself I’d never do another online signing, but in retrospect, it was so worth it. So if you can’t make it to one of my in-person events, come over to the online signing and fill out the form.…
Read MoreThe Midwife has Arrived
Nine months almost to the day after I began writing the story, The Midwife’s Confession is finally in bookstores. The labor (which I chronicled in agonizing detail in my blog) was unusually long and hard, but now all the angst is forgotten and I get to celebrate a milestone: the publication of my 20th…
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