San Diego Gaslamp Quarter
Locals know this area of San Diego as "the old, pretty place downtown with lots of great restaurants." Visitors see it as another place to take tours. Neither is wrong, but for history buffs like...
2015 Books & Swag Christmas Giveaway!!!
I am so excited to be hosting my first #GIVEAWAY!!! Not only will I be giving away some of my favorite books and swag, some of the prizes have been SIGNED by one of my FAVORITE AUTHORS!!! You don't...
5 Lessons I Learned At My First Writer’s Conference
This past weekend I attended my first ever writer's conference, the 2015 La Jolla Writer's Conference. Much like the first day of high school, it was intimidating and exhilarating at the same time....
J.T. Ellison & Marie Bostwick Agree – Advice for Unpublished Writers
If you knew right now, with 100% certainty, that your work would never … would you still be writing?
Davis-Horton House Part 1
Have you ever read a story so enthralling you wanted to step into the world of the characters? Perhaps you've imagined visiting Anne Shirley's attic bedroom at Green Gables, munching your way...
How I Solved My Biggest Writing Challenge
As the mother of three young boys, noise and chaos are simply a part of everyday life. I realize that now, though it was a struggle to accept at first. Up until I had my own children I had never had...
Very clever video about the future of publishing
For those who may not be aware, the publishing industry is going through something similar to what the music industry went through in the recent past. With the growing digital publications market,...
My Review: Walls for the Wind
Already I can sense the danger and I have so many questions that I have to keep reading for answers.
Did You Know? – Mission Basilica San Diego de Alcala
According to its website, the Mission Basilica San Diego de Alcala was "the first Franciscan mission in the Las Californias Province of the Viceroyalty of New Spain." I recently had the opportunity...
Love Is Like Writing
… I hadn’t thought of writing in terms of a romantic relationship, but I find it fits well. For me, however, it looks a little more like this:
