November 2025
Dear Readers & Friends, November is the grateful month. Today I hope, like me, you’re grateful for ordinary miracles that occur when you least expect them. A fresh pot of coffee you didn’t make yourself. An unexpected phone call from an old friend. Green stoplights on your way to work. A second chance for a […]
December 2025
Dear Readers and Friends, I’m proud to announce that my essay, “The Best Gift” was selected to be included in Hope Among the Storm: Winter Holiday stories of Family and Hope, an anthology published by Three Ravens Publishing Company in conjunction with PNWA (Pacific Northwest Writers Association). There are a dozen stories in the book. […]
August 2025
Dear Readers and Friends, My life isn’t all about the pleasure I get from writing. Sometimes it’s the pleasure of being with good friends. I was in San Francisco last week with my Florida boyfriend and had a busy itinerary visiting all my favorite spots. Anyone who knows me, knows I absolutely love San Francisco […]
July 2025
Dear Readers and Friends, Hey, I really need more reviews on Amazon – please, can you spare a minute and share your experience by posting a review. Simply go to Amazon (click on book covers below for links) and post it so it will be helpful to others who are undecided about buying my book. […]
Feb 2025
I asked a good friend in Portland if she were me, considering I’m 70 and have health issues, would she wait to get a major publisher if they have had my book proposal for over a year. Growing up in the small town of Cottonwood, Idaho, my dream has always been to become a NYT […]
March 2025
Dear Readers and Friends, I’m thrilled to announce the publication of my new spy thriller, The Spy from Beijing You can order the book now at: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Bookshop.org. (just click on the bookstore; the book isn’t on my website yet) Hardcover $29.99 – Paperback $18.99 – e-book $7.87 Audiobook – coming in April […]
April 2025
Dear Readers and Friends, Happy Mother’s Day to all you mothers out there, and especially to my sister, Connie, who has been like a mother to me. I hit a snag this past week. I was planning to announce the publication of my audiobook in this newsletter, however, after successfully uploading all my audio files […]
June 2025
Dear Readers and Friends, Shout out to Jenny Milchman, a fellow thriller writer, (her new book is The Fairest, https://a.co/d/7YZW3Ye) who gave me the following advice: My feeling is that if you’re going to get a great deal of enjoyment from the trip, the process, the smell, the feel, the smiles, the conversations (not to be too woo […]
May 2025
Dear Readers and Friends, Happy Father’s Day to all you fathers out there, and especially to Dog Dads. As you can see, I’m headed to Washington, DC soon for some book signings and also visits to bookstores. Wish me luck! As any introverted author will tell you, selling books is no easy task. It’s also not […]
January 2024
GREAT NEWS!! My New Year’s resolution every year for the past 25 years has been to get a literary agent and a major publisher. That goal seemed pretty far-fetched for a girl from the small town of Cottonwood, Idaho. Especially, since the odds of getting a literary agent are 1 in 800 and the odds […]