About me:
Born and raised in scenic Minnesota, I often set my novels here among the lakes, evergreens and river valleys. I especially enjoy the Dalles area of the St. Croix Valley, gateway to the Wild River, which draws many tourists who give me story ideas. I've also published children's stories and articles in national magazines. I've published nine romance and romantic suspense novels to date in both electronic and paperback editions. Three more novels will be out in 2011.
I'm married and a member of four chapters of the Romance Writers of America. Circle of Shadows was a finalist in RWA's prestigious Golden Heart Contest.
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To spend a relaxing day at the
Majestic Falls Aveda Concept Day Spa
715-483-3175
(Located just across the bridge from Taylors Falls, MN.
It's at 120 E. Maryland St., St. Croix Falls, WI,
on 87, off Highway 8, on the way to the Turtle Lake Casino.)
For more information, click here.
Other interesting or related stuff:
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To spend a relaxing day at the
Majestic Falls Aveda Concept Day Spa
715-483-3175
(Located just across the bridge from Taylors Falls, MN.
It's at 120 E. Maryland St., St. Croix Falls, WI,
on 87, off Highway 8, on the way to the Turtle Lake Casino.)
For more information, click here.
Club 100
One of my favorite writing tricks is Club 100. Club 100 is the brainchild of my friend, Avis Hester.
It means you write must write at least 100 new words on your manuscript in progress (MIP) for 100 writing days in a row, or start counting over with day one.
You make your own rules as to defining your writing days before you start. I like to use 5 calendar days in a week, with 2 floating days off. I put stickers on my calendar to keep track 'cause I find it's easy to forget which days I've written otherwise.
100 words doesn't sound like much, in fact, it's only a couple of paragraphs, or a few sentences. But it adds up. And what counts is getting started and staying in your story. Once you've started, you'll find you'll usually write much more than your 100 words. You start and hours later, you look up from your computer to find you've done xx pages! Or, if you're revising, you can count time spent instead of words written. You decide. But remember:
Only work on your manuscript counts, not e-mail or morning pages, or chatting on facebook of twitter or your blog.
And writing 1,000 words today can't count for the next 10 days! Each day must stand alone for its own 100 words. That's the only way to build the habit of writing.
Try it! It works!
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