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Very Inspiring Blogger Award–AKA Stuff About Me

One of my writing buds, the awesome Christi J. Whitney, author of Grey (coming in April from HarperVoyager!!), tagged me for the “Very Inspiring Blogger” Award. You can read Christi’s post and learn about what makes her so awesome here. The rules are simple: List seven things about yourself and then tag others to do the same. So, let’s get this party started… 1. As much as I’d like to think I’m one of the cool kids, I’m a total nerd. I’m the one that loved school and taking tests. Bring on those

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My Favorite Breakfast Hack

In honor of National Oatmeal Day, I’m sharing my favorite breakfast hack. And it’s kind of a Scottish thing. So are you ready? It’s so labor intensive, you might not be able to handle it… Overnight Oatmeal In a microwavable mug, mix together 1 cup of Oats, 1 cup of Vanilla Almond Milk, a sprinkle or two of nutmeg and cinnamon, and a small handful of golden raisins (if you like raisins, that is). Cover and chill overnight in the refrigerator. That’s it!! Literally, seconds of prep and in the

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Two of my favorite things: Scotland & a guy on a bicycle

Want to see stunning footage of the Isle of Skye? Or maybe some daredevil tricks on a mountain bike, complete with helmet-cam footage? Or just hear some nice Scottish tuneage? Then check out this video of Scottish street trials rider, Danny MacAskill taking on Cuillin Ridge. It’s super cool and kinda scary. Yeah – a 7 minute video is kinda long – but it’s worth it!! Video shared via YouTube Holy crapola!! Did you see him flip over the barbed wire fence? And what about riding along the Cuillin

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Rambling About: The Third Lap

Most Wednesday nights, our running group meets at the high school track for #WorkoutWednesday. I haven’t consistently worked out on the track in years and I just love stepping onto the spongy all-weather track and the scent of sun-baked rubber floating in the air. (Did you know synthetic rubber tracks are also called tartan tracks? Gotta love the pseudo reference to Scotland!!) It brings back fond memories of killer track workouts at Villanova. Sometimes I swear our coach was trying to kill us.

Writing Teen Romance

Location, Location, Location

I belong to a few different chapters of the Romance Writer's of America. My novel, FORBIDDEN SECRETS, is a young adult romance with a paranormal twist on Scottish history, so in addition to belonging to the Young Adult Chapter of RWA, I also belong to the Fantasy, Futuristic & Paranormal Chapter of RWA. Today I'm guest blogging over at FF&P about the importance of an author's writing space and how a change of scenery can benefit your writing. Please drop by and say hi.

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Halloween According to Me

I was raised in a very conservative religion, one that didn’t celebrate holidays, especially one as blatantly pagan as Halloween. There was NO dressing up as a fairy, princess or super hero. There was NO trick-or-treating. There was NO handing out candy. Yeah – we were the family that turned the lights off and pretended not to be home. But my siblings and I would sit by the window and check out all the costumes. Back then, I didn’t know any different so it wasn’t a big deal and I didn’t really

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First Date Friday: Chocolate in the Garden

I’m going to let you in on a secret. Well, it’s actually not really a secret because if you check my bio (and practically any author of the female persuasion it would seem) you’ll see that I love all things made of chocolaty goodness. Let’s face it – most females like chocolate. Right girls?! Chocolate is like a food group for authors. Have any of you heard about how rough being a writer actually is? We N-E-E-D chocolate. Almost like we need air. You would too if you spent countless hours

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Finally, it’s here…

Today marked the U.S. release of Our Version of Events by Emeli Sandé. It’s fifteen songs of awesome!!! And get this -- I downloaded the MP3 album from Amazon for $5. Right – $5. What are you waiting for? Go get it!! In case you’re not convinced, here’s a sample of the songs you’ll find on the album: (CREDITS: Video courtesy of EmeliSandeVEVO on YouTube.) I love, love, love this verse: I start the day with good intentions but the day always lasts too long. Then I’m gone. ~ “Heaven” by Emeli