We’re In The New House…and now I’m sick

Really, no kidding. We moved for several days after the movers moved the heavy stuff and yep, I got sick. The whole bit, sneezing, coughing, aching, and just general feeling like crap.   But, both Science Guy and I love the house.   This is a short post and I promise to be back next week [...]

Maintain Focus

 For the past several Novembers, I have participated in NaNoWriMo.  What’s this?  It’s National Novel Writing Month.  You take the entire month of November, turn off your internal editor and dedicate every second possible to churning out a story of 50,000 words.  The goal is to get the story down from start to finish and not worry [...]

Congrats, Kimmy L., you’ve won not one but two of Joanne Rock’s books!!!

And, not only did you win two books, but they’re autographed just for you. Email me at artalley @ cmaaccess .com (no spaces) and I’ll get your info and send them your way.  Congrats – I know you’ll enjoy them! Share this: Share Email Facebook Press This Digg StumbleUpon Reddit

Muse Interrupted

Have you ever been so involved in writing your story, and something happens that interrupts your train of thought?  Well, this has happened to me A LOT for the past several weeks.  Phone calls, knocks on the door, facebook, noises outside, boyfriend/hubby, worrying about my house needing to be cleaned, appointments, family, etc.   I was speaking with a close [...]

Twice is Nice: Writing in Two Romance Genres

Everybody, I’m pleased to welcome Joanne Rock! There are quite a few milestones in my career that I have yet to achieve.  As a starry-eyed unpublished author, I wracked up quite an ambitious list of goals—enough to keep me busy well into my eighties, I’m sure—but I’m proud to say I’ve already started chipping away [...]

Paying Off Your Bets

I was born in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Grew up here. Hot Springs has an interesting past. A history filled with stories of gambling, mobsters, and crooked politicians. At one time, Hot Springs was famous for being the largest illegal gambling center in the US.  My point in telling you all this is that people in [...]

WINNERWINNERWINNER!!

scottsgal! You won the gift certificate to Baskin Robbins! Send Amy an email at artalley (@) cmaaccess.com (no spaces) to collect your prize! Share this: Share Email Facebook Press This Digg StumbleUpon Reddit

Dreams Do Come True

Just ask Joanne Rock. She dreamed of writing historicals and with some hard work and perserverance, she got her wish. I so admire her for that and for so many others who scramble up and down that long road to publication or just achieving their dream. The Knight’s Return, Joanne’s latest historical for Harlequin Historicals [...]

Slow Down

This poem was sent to me by a friend. It’s said that the poem was written by a young girl with terminal cancer. Although it has the doctor and hospital’s name at the bottom, I’m not sure if it’s true or not. But the words are beautiful and I hope you enjoy the moment.   [...]

Adventures in Art

My daughters and I recently traveled to the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston. I say travel because it took us over thirty minutes to get there and we never left the city. LOL I grew up in a small city of about 60,000 people and it took us all of about 15 minutes to [...]