ALL WORK AND NO PLAY makes Jill a dull girl, so I look forward to playing with my new best bud, Finn, our 7-month-old English Cream Golden Retriever. He is such a delight. It took me forever to name him, but when our grandson Sawyer was born on the same day, Finn for...
EVER WONDER HOW YOUR WRITING COMPARES to famous authors? Whether you are a working author, or someone who would like to be, who wouldn’t want to know how they measured up to Stephen King, Maya Angelou, Barbara Kingsolver, Arthur Conan Doyle, Norman Mailer, or W....
HOW DO YOU WRITE A BOOK? In one form or another, this is the question I often get asked. How do you think up characters? How do you keep all the story lines straight? But the main question people ask is how do you find the time? How do you fit writing into your life?...
Stop by this Sunday and say hello! I’ll be at the Newport Public Library at 35 NW Nye Street, Newport, OR from 1-3 PM. I’ll be there with other local authors for a meet and greet. Thank You to Carrol Caldwell designs and Nicole at Hauser Publishing for the...
IF YOU’RE GOING TO BE IN NEWPORT, OR this Sunday, come on by and say hello. I’ll have all three of the Logan McKenna Mystery/Thriller series titles available, as well as my non-fiction title, SATURDAY SALON: Bringing Conversation and Community Back Into...
A self-admitted book addict, Valerie was the kid with the flashlight under her pillow. A life of travel with exposure to many different cultures led to a pervasive interest in people, with degrees & teaching credentials in Cultural Anthropology & English.
A self-admitted book addict, Valerie was the kid with the flashlight under her pillow. A life of travel with exposure to many different cultures led to a pervasive interest in people, with degrees & teaching credentials in Cultural Anthropology & English.