When I was a young girl (just last week), I thought the phrase "ill prepared" referred to getting ready to throw up. Now I'm feeling both meanings as I look at the calendar and realize that I need about another month before I'm ready to head to the RWA National convention next week.Actually, I'm leaving extra-early so that I can check out all the cool stuff in San Francisco. Oh, and maybe peek into...

Today I ventured into totally unknown territory: the urban music scene.The freelance gig I'm on has me doing some fact-checking, editing and proofreading for a nifty publication -- and I've arrived just in time to help out with their issue dedicated to all things hip-hop, rap and other genres that may include the word gansta.I know, I know, Bonequa's in da house.The best part was fact-checking some...

Oh my goodness, there are only three episodes left!This week truly showed how far we've all come along on our journeys. Tracy's crowded-beyond-belief office is finally a safe haven, Clarice has finally put her depression out for garbage pick-up and Mary has finally realized that what she needs to be happy is already around her.Yeah, there were good vibes all over the place.Playing beach volleyball...

As I warned you in my last post, I thought it was about high time I checked in on the goals I had for 2008:1. Get healthySTATUS: Done like dinner! Thanks to Stuck, I can honestly say that I'm healthier than I've ever been. Now I just have to keep it up.2. Land at least two more magazine columnsSTATUS: Working on it.3. Do what it takes to land an agentSTATUS: Working on it...and RWA Nationals is rig...

July has been a great month for me. First of all, I realized that I was able to write my last manuscript in one-third of the time as the one I'd previously done. For me, that's huge. Especially when I hear that it takes more than one novel to make a gazillion dollars. ;)Then there's my ongoing exposure through Stuck on Canada's W Network. I'm starting to get recognized by perfect strangers, which i...