March 25, 2026
Before I go into Metadata and Key Words, I want to remind everyone that March 30, 2026 is the last day to file a claim in the the Anthropic Class Action Case. If you haven’t already filed a claim, go to Check list of books and see if any of your published books are […]
March 11, 2026
Last month I concentrated on submitting TWO JADE BRACELETS to small U.S. publishers who didn’t require an agent. I found 12 publisher that met my criteria. I thought what I would do was send a query to each but quickly discovered each wanted a different amount of information and contact method. Only two used Query […]
February 25, 2026
The past couple weeks have really been fun for me. On Wednesday, February 11, I was a guest at Annette Briggs house where I met with six members of her book club. They had chosen THRILL OF THE CHASE, my 1995 Loveswept to read. As I mentioned in my last blog, I had a difficult […]
January 14, 2026
PENNIES The last pennies were minted on November 12. 2025/ That ended 230 years of production. No more penny candy. (Is there any candy that cheap nowadays?) No more, “If you want my two cents.” Businesses are going to price items so the amounts either end in 5 or 0, that or round up or […]
December 31, 2025
It’s been an interesting year. AI is really having an impact on the publishing world. I’m now part of (a very small part) a class action suit where writers’ published works have been used to train AI. It will be interesting to see if I get any money from that. And, I hate to admit […]
December 10, 2025
It’s Smashwords’ 2025 End of Year Sale! My P.J. Benson mysteries (the Crow books) are included in the sale along with Echoes of Terror, and two romances: Lyons Pride and Heiress Seeking Perfect Husband. I wish I had more books with Smashwords, but I fell behind the two years my husband and I decided to […]
November 26, 2025
I hope everyone reading this either has a wonderful Thanksgiving tomorrow or had one (if you’re reading this after Thanksgiving Day). This is one holiday I really enjoy. Family and sometimes friends get together to share a meal and conversation. We split cooking responsibilities with family groups (married or dating) bringing appetizers, salad, vegetables, potatoes, […]
November 5, 2025
In my last blog I warned readers not to be scammed. Over the last two months I’ve received emails from “publishers” and marketing specialist offering to help me sell more books. To be honest, I love reading their emails. They love my books. For example, this is the opening paragraph from the As the […]