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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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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

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Cover Reveal: Shadow by Christi J. Whitney

I am so pleased to participate in the cover reveal for Christi J. Whitney’s second book in The Romany Outcasts Series – SHADOW. I’ve already had the please of reading it, and let me tell you, this novel is so, so, SO good!! Check out the blurb and the excerpt to see what I’m talking about. You’ll definitely want to pre-order this one. SHADOW The Romany Outcasts Series Book Two by Christi J. Whitney Publisher: Harper Voyager Digital release date: June 2, 2016 “When stone hearts break they

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5 Dr. Seuss books you’ve never heard of

In honor of Read Across America Day (aka Dr. Seuss Day), here’s a list of some of my all-time favorite Dr. Seuss books that you may have never heard of. In no particular order… What are your favorite Dr. Seuss books? Have any obscure Dr. Seuss titles hiding on your bookshelf? Leave a comment here or tweet at me. - TL -

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2016 = FUN

I thought this quote on goals was a perfect way to kick of the first blog of the New Year. Not that I’ll be blogging very much, but still… Everyone talks about goals and resolutions as they kick off the New Year. I don’t do resolutions and am naturally a goal oriented girl, so the only thing I’m changing up this year is to remember to have fun. Somewhere in this epic publishing quest I’m on, I forgot the three reasons why I started writing in the first place. 1) To have fun doing something I

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Go Forth with Bold Enthusiasm

Last week my daughter’s Health & Wellness class had homework for the parents. We were asked what advice would you give your child that would help them meet their goals. At the time I could only come with something lame like, work hard and don’t be afraid of chasing your dreams, but be flexible. Seriously? What kind of shizzle is that? Sure it’s true, but not that helpful. What I really should have said was this… Negative thoughts are distractions that cloud your mind, fill you with fear, and