A Very Special Invitation

            In an unprecedented collaboration, Glamour Doll Eyes and Young Adult Author, Teri Brown, come together to bring you an eye shadow collection created exclusively for Brown’s upcoming young adult novel, Born of Illusion,...

The Great Gatsby Reviewed

  As someone who writes books set in the twenties, I was incredibly excited to see The Great Gatsby. Now let me quantify this by admitting upfront that I don’t think Fitzgerald’s book is the last word in great American novels. I wasn’t a huge fan of the story. I am...

Nonfiction Fanatic

  I’ve been a fiction fanatic for most of my life except for the odd biography or two.  But lately I have been reading a ton of nonfiction books—far more nonfiction than novels. I think part of that has to do with time. When I was writing nonfiction...

Fish Out of Water

Several years ago, I was sitting with my critique partner at the Emerald City RWA writer’s conference and listening to the amazing Jayne Ann Krentz keynote. I was really interested in her talk because I have always wanted to have dueling careers… She writes under...

Why I Haven’t Gone Indie…Yet

The publishing world has always seemed a little strange to me and it’s become stranger since the whole e-book revolution. The lines are being blurred and redrawn, and new people, partnerships and companies are not only rising to the surface, they’re taking off and...