Step aside, Long John Silver. There is a new pirate in town. It seems like overnight the world of literary piracy has exploded onto the scene. Just last week, the Atlantic revealed that Meta used p [ Read More ]
These are perilous times. The world as we know it is up for grabs, the whole Western Civilization thing hangs by a hangnail, and we are angry. Very angry. Anyone who doesn’t hav [ Read More ]
by @CCaudillAuthor When people find out that I am a stay-at-home mom with 16- and 20-year-old sons, a caregiver to my mother-in-love, a wife, and an author, I often get asked, “How do I balance [ Read More ]
“How do you possibly find time to write?” If I had a dollar for each time I’ve heard this question, I just might be able to buy that under-the-desk walking pad I’ve had my eye on. When peop [ Read More ]
When Heather, Darlene and I came up with the revamp for our weekly blog, The Pages of My Life, seemed a lot less intimidating. Now I need to write one, I’m a little daunted. So be kind, okay? [ Read More ]
About two weeks before Career Day at my granddaughter’s school, she had asked me if I could come and talk to the students about being an author. She’s ten, and she told me she thought I’d be [ Read More ]
Inspiration Everywhere One of the most frequent questions authors get is where do we get our ideas. This is an especially popular question for those of us who write romantic suspense. I always thin [ Read More ]
Hello My Reading Life Readers! We are exited to let you know there will be a change to my Reading Life. the name of the blog will be transitioning from My Reading Life to Pages Of My Life. T [ Read More ]
Helena Smrcek I love Christmas. And by that, I mean the Christmas music, the baking and cooking, present wrapping, the whole entire shebang. But one of my favorite things is decorating our Christma [ Read More ]
Have you ever heard of the Icelandic tradition of Jolabokaflod (the Christmas Book Flood)? This tradition of buying books for Christmas presents began in Iceland during WWII. Supply chains were cut [ Read More ]