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Every Friday my buddy JD hosts a timed free-writing party over at his blog. Whether you’re a writer, a reader, a reader who’d like to try writing, or just an innocent passerby who’s overcome with curiosity, come check out what goes on at . The next #2minutesgo starts in about 12 hours (around 11 am Central on Friday November 13).

Here is a bit I wrote a few weeks ago.

He’s skinnier than she’d thought he’d be. Taller, too. But it’s him. It’s really him. She’d kno...

Laurie Boris has done it again. She’s delivered yet another powerful, character-driven story. Don’t be fooled by the fact that, at it’s core, this is a story about a relationship—this is not a romance novel. There are no ripped bodices or throbbing manhoods or trite storylines here. Instead, you see a stripped-down, honest, emotional look at two people trying to successfully navigate not only a romantic relationship but all of the other interpersonal relationships in t...

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I was standing in the shadow of the Washington Monument when I got the call. I wanted to hop the next flight to L.A., but I was in the middle of assisting The Agency with a case, and my walking away could cost innocent kids their lives.

“I’ll be home in a couple of days,� I told Elizabeth. “Tell Dylan and Brian congrats and kiss Sophie for me.�

I hung up the phone feeling frustrated, disappointed, and relieved. I’d wanted to be there when my friends� daughter was born, and I hated that Th...

Come help me celebrate the birth of a brand new series - Hollywood Knights - with the release of the first book.

For fans of my Jukebox Heroes series, the MC in this book should look familiar, as should her misfit friends. Jenny Marshall demanded her story be told, and here’s where it starts.

For those who are new to my writing, Smoke and Mirrors is a good place to start. ;) You don’t have to have read any of the...

Come help me celebrate the birth of a brand new series - Hollywood Knights - with the release of the first book.

For fans of my Jukebox Heroes series, the MC in this book should look familiar, as should her misfit friends. Jenny Marshall demanded her story be told, and here’s where it starts.

For those who are new to my writing, Smoke and Mirrors is a good place to start. ;) You don’t have to have read any of t...

Chapter Two

Despite the uncertain terms of our arrangement, I was glad that Seth had given me a place to live, and I was grateful to Elizabeth for setting it up. When I’d first come to California a few months before, I’d crashed with some friends in San Bernardino. It didn’t take long to realize that my long-distance friendship with Carla and Pam should have stayed long-distance. They were nice ladies, but we had very little in common besides our ties to the magical world. And they had a thin...

Despite the uncertain terms of our arrangement, I was glad that Seth had given me a place to live, and I was grateful to Elizabeth for setting it up. When I’d first come to California a few months before, I’d crashed with some friends in San Bernardino. It didn’t take long to realize that my long-distance friendship with Carla and Pam should have stayed long-distance. They were nice ladies, but we had very little in common besid...

I’ve decided to add a new segment to this blog. I’ve oh-so-originally called this segment “Starving Artist." It’s basically my culinary experiments and notes on cheap and/or easy cooking or other things I’ve learned about keeping myself and my roommate fed while working a low-paying, full-time job and trying to get my writing career off the ground.

I’m going to start with tonight’s culinary experiment: Chicken and Linguine in Vodka Sauce with Garlic-He...

Smoke and Mirrors and the Butterfly Effect

A couple of years ago, I was in the process of writing my first novel, Call Out, and still had no idea how it was going to play out. I was on Facebook one night when I should have been writing, and I saw a comment from one of the guys on my friends list (how I even came to be in the right place at the right time to see that comment is a story all on its own). Bryan made some crack about coming out on the other side of the illness he was fighting as a...

Smoke and Mirrors and the Butterfly Effect

A couple of years ago, I was in the process of writing my first novel, Call Out, and still had no idea how it was going to play out. I was on Facebook one night when I should have been writing, and I saw a comment from one of the guys on my friends list (how I even came to be in the right place at the right time to see that comment is a story all on its own). Bryan made some crack about coming out on the other side of the illness he was fighting as a...