Well, at least this year I got my first post in during the month of January. It takes me a while to recover from the holidays, and with seven family (and several friend) birthdays in January, it feels like the holidays last until February.Anyway, I'm traveling with Jim, using the hotel room in … [Read more...]
It’s Just Not a Party Unless EMS Comes Out
So, last Saturday evening was the first Christmas party of the season at Chez Boyer. This was a fun group, which loosely consisted of local writer friends. I need to say up front that NO OFFICAL ORGANIZATION SPONSORED THIS EVENT, and each and every writers' group that grants me membership … [Read more...]
Return of The Queen of Pain
She's baaack. Actually, she came back last week, but I had a very good REASON for not showing up on Wednesday. I had a migraine--weather changes, etc. I CANNOT exercise after taking a Relpax. I can't drive after taking a Relpax, but that's a whole nother story.The Queen of Pain is back onstage at … [Read more...]
There’s No Place Like Home
Like a lot of folks, I went home for Thanksgiving. I've lived in Greenville for a while now--we won't go into how long, as that brings up troubling math problems related to my age. But somehow, the little town in North Carolina where I grew up will always be home.Mom did what she always does--she … [Read more...]
Beat the Reaper is Hilarious, Profane, Graphic, and Occasionally Poetic
So, I finished reading Josh Bazell's debut novel, Beat the Reaper. I know, everyone else read this back in January or whenever. It was a bestseller, but somehow I missed it. Then, at Bouchercon, authors on several panels raved about this book. I rushed right out and bought it, and added it to my … [Read more...]
It’s Been Monday All Day
This is the best excuse I have for not going to Jazzercise. I'm just not feeling it. It's Monday. Also, The Husband is home. He's off this week, which I'm really, really, really SO HAPPY about.But, when he's home my routine heads south on a 747. I have to send him out on LONG errands just to get … [Read more...]
Top Ten Motivational Tidbits I Heard at Jazzercise Today
So, I drug myself into Jazzercise today. This was a challenge, as by nature I am a lethargic sort. I like to dance (once I'm there). But I was home. I had books, food, wine--no pulsating need to go out. Not to mention I had work to do. My main character woke me up at 3 a.m. pitching a huge fit about … [Read more...]
My Muse Loves Chocolate
Whenever I get stuck, I reach for one of the Big Three: Dove, Lindt, or, in a real crisis, Godiva chocolate. Before long, words are spilling out of my head onto the page. My muse loves chocolate. Pasta is good, too. And wine. My muse may be a lush, actually.Today I'm polishing off the leftover … [Read more...]
Nobody Leaves Here Pretty
The voices in my head are singing Be as You Are by Kenny ChesneyWhat I'm reading: For Better, For Murder by Lisa BorkFirst, the book. I met Lisa at Bouchercon at a Sisters in Crime lunch. She's a very warm and gracious person, so I was predisposed to like the first book in the Broken Vows series. I … [Read more...]
South Carolina Writers’ Workshop Conference
The voices in my head are singing The World Spins Madly On by The Weepies. What I'm reading: Even by Andrew Grant Warning: Do not start reading this book if you have no choice but to put it down and go to work, feed your kids, or head to your mani-pedi appointment. David Trevellyan will haunt … [Read more...]