Wooo Hooo! I spent the weekend attending the SVARWA’s Prepare to Pitch! Conference in San Jose. Along with three tracks of seminars on everything from Plot to Marketing, each attendee was also guaranteed an 8 minute appointment with an editor or agent (we listed our top 3 preferences when we registered) and an opportunity to […]

Okay, my hands are shaking so bad right now. Wait, Stephanie, begin at the beginning. Okay, deep breath. Today was the first real “Steph” day I’ve had in a while. The spring cleaning is done, the tenant is evicted, the sun was out, and I had nothing to do. What a lovely change. After a […]

Okay, well not really, but where did the term “baby shower” come from anyway? lol Regardless of the origins, it seems to be accurate enough — there are definitely babies everywhere! But as long as they’re not mine, it’s all good… Bill and Jes’s baby shower was this weekend, and we all gathered (minus mom […]

My first two novels revolve around Samantha Merrick and her two main love interests — Jake Clayton and Tony Carteris. While SOUL MATES focuses on Jake, WHEN LOVE ISN’T ENOUGH is Tony’s story, set in our college years. The Tony character is a blend of my first two soulmates, and WHEN LOVE is the fictionalized […]