You are probably wondering what OCS is. It’s a coined diagnosis my husband gave me a while back. It stands for Only Child Syndrome. OCS…
You’ve written your book. It’s awesome! It’s 300+ pages of excellent story that you are absolutely certain everyone is going to want to read and…
Hello again. Here’s another writing prompt to get those fingers typing. Have fun with it and leave your few sentences in the comments below. “The…
No, you will never find me on American Idol or America’s Got Talent or any crazy singing show and probably not in the karaoke bar…
Blessed with talent – that’s how I feel, when I think ’bout what we’ve done is surreal. 10 books and counting –Â 11 on the way,…
Many years ago my husband and I ran a business where we had a credit card processing terminal. It was a good size box that needed…
I am super excited to announce that I’ve done it again – created a new website for Hamilton Troll. www.HamiltonTroll.com This is a PARALLAX site. Parallax fills…
What is a Traditional Book Publisher? A company that buys the rights to your manuscript. Don’t want to sell the rights to your book? See…
You are in! A traditional publisher has accepted your query submission and wants to read your manuscript – excellent. As with every other step though,…
The other day I was revisiting old pictures of my late dog Smurphy and I came across a few that took me aback. Pictures that,…
Whether you are a mother, step mom or mother-in-law… Aunt, sister, grandma, wannabe mom, expectant mom, dog or cat mom , foster mom or left…
I am so excited to announce that after many weeks of learning a new technology, incorporating e-commerce store functionality and moving my content – I now have…
There is a song by a Christian group called Building429. The song is called “Where I Belong” and I love singing with it on my…
So last week our pastor did a sermon that at one point connected electricity to faith. She gave a few examples that definitely got my…
I am very excited to announce the release of a second edition, of everyone’s favorite, “A Rainbow of Thanks“. We have a newly designed cover,…
As an author (or reader) I see grammatical mistakes everywhere and cringe. While I see it primarily with friends, family, collages and fans – I…
I know that when I respond to a one question email with a three paragraph answer; I write too much. I’ve learned that when I…
Hamilton Troll – Species Classification (A short chap with a cheery smile, whose face can be seen as far as a mile) The word troll…
It’s coming quick – I’d love to see you there! The DEAR Texas Kick-Off at the State Capital, Austin, TX on April 11th http://deartexas.info/calendar/Kick_Off.html Noon-3pm the…
This weekends Celebration of Authors dinner in Austin was amazing! Not only did we get to meet some amazing Texas talent, eat a wonderful meal…
DROP EVERYTHING AND READ TEXAS Takes place on Sunday, April 12th and while the Texas Association of Authors wants everyone in Texas to stop what…