For those of you who know me, or who have read my book, Next Year I’ll be Perfect, you know that I like to make resolutions.  New Year’s Day, my birthday, and even Arbor Day are all opportunities to take stock of my life, see where I am and where I want to go. In… Read More 2013 Resolutions – Next Year I’ll be Perfectly Satisfactory

I just had to devote one post to the series finale of the BBC show Merlin. Don’t worry, I’m going to be very careful not to share spoilers since the show’s fifth and final season hasn’t aired yet in America.  That said, I did spend a considerable period of time one night scouring the internet… Read More Merlin Series Finale

On Thursday night I hosted a launch party for my novel, “Next Year I’ll be Perfect.” As a newbie to the “published author” title, I’ve been to a number of book signings and events where authors read excerpts from their work, but I’d only attended one other launch party.  So, when I decided that I… Read More How to Host a Book Launch Party

I am a huge fan of bulletin boards and currently have three of them in my writing room. When I was a kid, I mined my mother’s magazines and made all kinds of collages from the pictures and headlines.  I kept scrapbooks of actors from TV shows and movies I loved. The walls of my… Read More The Great Pinterest Conflict

Next Year I’ll be Perfect just got a very nice review from Chick Lit Central!  Considering the fact that is a source I use when choosing new books to read, I’m especially excited!! Check it out! Chick Lit Central

Here are the Top Ten reasons I haven’t updated my blog recently: 1.   I’ve taken up cooking. 2. I’m working on a really good blog post about my first book signing that took place a few weeks ago and want to finish that one up first. 3. I keep going over to Amazon where there… Read More Excuses 101

First, my disclaimer: I’m totally stealing this idea from Entertainment Weekly.   In this week’s issue, several famous authors shared their “ultimate bookshelf.”  I thought this was a fabulous idea and collected all of my favorite books from their various shelves and nightstands around the house to take the photograph above.  I’m sure there are… Read More My Favorite Books

Presidential Debates:  I have successfully avoided watching the three Presidential debates assuming that all the good stuff will show up on Saturday Night Live.  Besides, I still miss Tim Russert. The Hobbit:  Hard as it is to believe, I’ve never read The Hobbit until now.  Due to my (very healthy and not at all disturbing)… Read More Assorted Musings

In my book,  “Next Year I’ll be Perfect”, Sarah Bennett is given a copy of a list she made on her 25th birthday outlining all of the goals she planned to accomplish by the time she turned 30. Spoiler Alert:  She is not as close to her goals as she hoped she might be.  (Yeah,… Read More What does it mean to be perfect?

My book arrived today!                     I promise to write more when I am again capable of coherent thought…