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These are a few of my favorite apps

This month's Writer Wednesday is all about the apps. I have so so many apps, like most peeps, but here are 5 of my faves that I think everyone should have on their phone: Slack - Think group texting on steroids, but obviously you need to have some slack buddies to converse with in order to make this app useful. I'm a part of three writing/critique groups that use Slack. It takes our conversations off of Facebook or a group text message and puts them in a place where we can easily categorize by

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Sporty Girls Matter

Today we celebrate the 31st National Girls & Women in Sports Day. How cool is that, huh?! A day for us sporty girls!! This year’s theme is Empowering Opportunity. My hope is that all girls who want to play sports, will get that chance; because through sports, girls can learn the power of teamwork, leadership skills, and sporty girls grow up to be self-confident women. Our school district recognizes their female high school athletes with a #NGWSD program. In fact, in 2014, little ‘ole me was

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Now this–I’ve got in the bag

So this month for Writer’s Wednesday, we’re blogging about what’s in our bag. I carry a bag. Not a purse. Because I’m just not a purse kinda girl. It’s this cool crossbody from REI. Isn’t that embroidered design cool? And the neutral gray and black goes with everything!! I actually have a weakness for bags and quite a collection of the utility-type variety. What the heck is a utility-type bag you may ask? -- Can be worn across the body – you know – like a messenger bag -- Roomy enough for my

Writing Teen Romance

Release Blitz: The Darkest Lie by Pintip Dunn

I'm so excited to be part of the Release Blitz for Pintip Dunn's THE DARKEST LIE! Check out the book's details and teaser, and be sure to enter the giveaway below! The Darkest Lie Publisher: Kensington YA Publication: June 28, 2016 “The mother I knew would never do those things. But maybe I never knew her after all.” Clothes, jokes, coded messages…Cecilia Brooks and her mom shared everything. At least, CeCe thought they did. Six months ago, her mom killed herself after accusations of having sex

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Here's my Pitch Wars 2016 Mentee Bio

It’s almost Pitch Wars time!! Thanks to Brenda Drake for hosting such a fabulous contest. And thanks to the mentors who are offering up their time to help make our manuscripts shine. This year I'm hoping to be selected as a mentee, so I'm here to #PimpMyBio. Warning! Warning! This is a gif-less post. A little bit about me: I was an Olympic hopeful a very, very, VERY long time ago. This picture is of me back in the day. Sporting my Team USA kit for a photo shoot. Athletics are still very near and

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An Unforgettable Adventure in France

It’s Writer Wednesday, where myself and some of my author friends get together to blog about the same topic. This month we’re sharing our favorite vacations. I had a hard time choosing just one, but here are some photos from one of my absolute favorite vacations – a trip to Paris with my guy. This was our 2nd trip to France and we spent an entire week living a little like Parisians. We stayed in a quaint little hotel on the Left Bank in the Montparnasse quarter, called Hotel du Midi. Which

Writing Teen Romance

Writer Wednesday: What You Wanted to be When You Grew Up

In honor of all the graduations occurring in the next month, I’m joining with a fabulous group of writers to share what I wanted to be when I grew up. Awhile back, I did a similar blog post, called Truck Driver, NFL Referee or NOT. In that post I talked a little bit about aspirations and how those change over the years. And yes – when I was little, I wanted to drive one of these: Photo by Spanish Coches via Wikimedia Commons For the longest time, I wanted to be the first female NFL referee.