Some of the trees on my commute are starting to show red leaves. I'm not sure if they are harbingers of fall, a symptom of the lack of rain or a by-product of the scorching sun this summer. I'd like to believe the first, because fall is my favorite season & maybe that would mean cooler weather is coming. Of course fall means almost another year has passed and I still don't … [Read more...]
Announcing our August Book of the Month
via GIPHY I am deep into writing Virginia, the sequel to Jessie. Historical fiction requires a ton of research but I am loving it. Last year, I was honored and thrilled when Jessie received the Patrick D. Smith Literary Award for Florida fiction and I am excited about continuing the story from the point of view of Jessie's high school sweetheart. While Virginia will be … [Read more...]
Every Writer Needs a Break
Every writer needs some time to get away from the daily grind and focus on their work. I took the first week of March to escape to the mountains of North Carolina. Having the chance to soak in a bit of cooler weather was a huge bonus. I arrived on Friday night and got right to work on Saturday, managing to knock out a little under 4,000 words on Virginia, the third novel in The … [Read more...]
Seaside Christmas
Seaside Christmas by Stacy Claflin He can’t stand her. She thinks he’s crazy. Will their feelings stay etched in permanent ink? Cruz Hunter has always stuck out in his small hometown. Now that he’s covered in tattoos, the residents peg him as even more of an outcast. It seems like the whole world is against his dream of opening a local tattoo parlor. When he finally … [Read more...]
