Writing Retreat

My writing retreat in the woods

A Writing Retreat In The Woods

Welcome back to another day of our Spooktacular Halloween Party! Back in August, I went away to a cabin in the woods in Oklahoma for four days to work on edits of The Disappearance of Vanessa Shaw, and today, I’m sharing a full ONE-HOUR vlog of that trip with you! My hope at the time was to completely finish edits, but I ended up getting a LOT done but not quite finishing the book. Come along with me for the journey. I’ll be live with you in the chat to give some behind-the-scenes of the event. It was epic and…

A Perfect Weekend

This past weekend in Wilmington/Wrightsville Beach was unbelievable. After working so hard to get three novels written and published in only six months, I needed a vacation. G and I decided to take just a short two-hour trip to the NC coast. We got a cheap room at the Hilton through Priceline and arrived late Friday evening. It was a great first night going to a pub for dinner and a drink, then relaxing at the hotel, but Saturday was one of the most perfect days of my life. Zero stress. Only happiness. We got to sleep in and if…

Beach Writing Retreat

Beach Writing Retreat

Ah, I love the beach! A writer friend of mine from RWA, Lori Hayes, invited me to join her this weekend on Emerald Isle, NC. Three of us set out on Friday for a relaxing weekend at the beach. It poured down rain all day and night Friday, but it was nice because it kept us inside and working. Lori made whole wheat spaghetti (delicious!) for dinner with garlic bread. On Saturday, we ventured out to a local coffee shop called “Beans and Screens”. I had a strawberry/banana smoothie with added whey protein. It was yummy! I loved sitting on…