Archives
- Carl Hiaasen’s Squeeze Me
- Two New Books
- Offbeat Romance
- Canine Cops
- Two from Cheryl Bolen
- “Deadly” Reading
- Cozy Catch Up
- Two Books
- Catching Up With Nero Wolfe
- Two Old Favorites Return
- New From Leslie Marshman
- Three More Series Cozies
- The Tudor Legacy Novels
- Mystery and Humor
- A Trip to the Sixties
- Kindle Voyage Reset
- Random Reading
- Nero Wolfe Lives On
- Lark Brennan’s Hidden in Shadows
- Marie Brennan: Turning Darkness Into Light
- More Cozy Series
- Gerry Bartlett’s Texas Reckless
- The Kiss Quotient and The Bride Test
- Happy New Year 2020
- Love and Humor
- Shadows of the Past
- Picnic at Hanging Rock
- David Handler’s Stewart Hoag Mysteries
- Paranormal Suspense
- Catching Up with Cozies
- Romantic Suspense Times Two
- A Regency Christmas Novella
- Dogged Detectives
- A Visit to the DPS, or Really, I’m a Citizen!
- Nonfiction New and Old
- Romance!
- Changing Cars
- New from Kate Parker
- Cozy Roundup
- Nostaligia Fail
- A Novel for Oz Lovers: Finding Dorothy
- The Silent Patient
- Nutmeg
- Two Historical Fictions
- Mysteries: Three Firsts and a Third
- Random Nonfiction
- New From Cheryl Bolen: Last Duke Standing
- Happy New Year 2019!
- An Academic Mystery Series
- Mysteries With Humor
- An Afternoon at the Post Office
- Recent Reading: Cozies
- Texas Lightning
- The Night of the Triffids
- Mysteries & Mayhem
- Kristan Higgins: Good Luck With That
- And More Cozies
- Random Reviews: August
- There IS an App For That!
- And the Golden Heart® Goes to . . .
- Three Mysteries
- Hollywood and Texas
- Scattered Science Fiction
- The Earl, the Vow, and the Plain Jane
- Back on Trek
- The Reign of King Henry IX
- The Portrait of Lady Wycliff
- More Techno Fun
- More Cozies
- A Visit From the Easter Raccoon
- Phyllis Whitney Revisited
- The Birth of Hollywood
- Golden Heart Calling!
- The Dead End Job Mysteries
- The Boleyn King
- Flash Drives!
- And More Mystery Reviews
- Lark Brennan’s Durand Chronicles
- More Series Mystery
- Pamela Kopfler’s Better Dead
- Into the New Year
- Resplicing the Cord
- Veronica Scott’s Sectors SFR
- Jennifer Weiner: Hungry Heart
- Spellbound Mysteries
- Sally Kilpatrick’s Bless Her Heart
- Heavenly Creatures Revisited
- Breaking the TV Habit
- More Mysteries (To Read!)
- Nature vs. Technology
- Natalie Meg Evans: The Wardrobe Mistress
- Gerry Bartlett’s Texas Pride
- This ‘n That
- The Movie Club Mysteries
- Nina Bangs’ Forever Wicked
- And More Mysteries
- The Man in the High Castle
- Mystery Roundup
- Star Trek and Red Shirts
- Bosch: Season One
- Two Tudor Plots
- Suspense!
- A Country Mouse in London
- Three New Mystery Series
- Keeping Up To Date
- Gerry Bartlett’s Texas Trilogy
- More Adventures in Technology
- Retail Memories
- John Scalzi’s Fuzzy Reboot
- Dave Barry’s Florida
- Sonali Dev: A Change of Heart
- Three Murders & a Death
- Writer Wednesdays: Favorite Phone Apps
- Naomi Novik’s Temeraire
- Gothic revival: In the Shadow of Lakecrest
- Seven Months of Trek
- Preston’s Lost City of the Monkey God
- New Books from Phillips and Flagg
- Three Funny Books
- Money Tree
- Happy New Year 2017
- Merry Christmas!
- Susanne Alleyn: Medieval Underpants and Other Blunders
- Three Good Mysteries
- Cheryl Bolen: Ex-Spinster By Christmas
- Donna Frelick’s Fools Rush In
- Two Historical Novels
- It all started with the dryer . . .
- Colleen Thompson: The Off Season
- Donna Frelick: Trouble In Mind
- Random Reviews
- Sally Kilpatrick’s Better Get To Livin’
- Techno Fun, Again
- AE Jones: In Sickness and In Elf
- Cindy Brown’s Ivy Meadows Mysteries
- After Pride and Prejudice
- The Elegant Beast
- What’s in My Purse?
- Visiting the Vorkosiverse
- Random Reviews
- Hell On Wheels: Done
- Tara Holloway Is Back
- More SF Romance from Veronica Scott
- Lark Brennan: Irresistibly Yours
- Sarah Andre: Tall, Dark, & Damaged
- Cozy Mysteries
- Hell On Wheels: Two Soldiers
- Vacation? What’s a Vacation?
- Another Adventure in Technology
- Review: How To Write Funny
- When I Grow Up
- K. M. Tolan: Tracks
- Natalie Meg Evans: A Gown of Thorns
- Cheryl Bolen: Oh, What a (Wedding) Night
- Reviews: Romantic Suspense
- Veronica Scott’s Sectors SF Series
- Car Talk
- Spring Forward: Techno Thoughts
- Kate Parker’s Deadly Scandal
- Mystery Round Up
- Recent Reading: Western Romance
- Writer Wednesday: What Makes a Romantic Date?
- Three SFF Novels
- Books: Mystery With Humor
- Books: Small Town Romance
- My New Toy: the Kindle Voyage
- Writer Wednesday: The TBR Pile
- Cheryl Bolen’s One Golden Ring
- Happy New Year! And, Of Course, Books
- Cheryl Bolen’s Egyptian Affair
- Writer Wednesday: Christmas Decor
- The Victorian Bookshop Mysteries
- A E Jones’ Mind Sweeper Series
- Writer Wednesday: Favorite Holiday Books
- Reading in the Dark
- Writer Wednesday: Naming Names
- A Few Days in the 20th Century
- Natalie Meg Evans’ The Milliner’s Secret
- Death By Decibels
- Changing (TV) Seasons
- Chet & Brigit: Dog Detectives
- Changes in Book Buying
- Writer Wednesday: Three Searches
- Culls and Keepers
- Writer Wednesday: Natural Disasters
- Cheryl Bolen’s Countess by Coincidence
- Recent Reading: More Mysteries
- Sarah Andre: Locked, Loaded, & Lying
- Writer Wednesday: Summer Vacations
- Recent Reading
- Recent Reading: Friends
- I found the corkscrew!
- Excavating the Kitchen
- Writer Wednesday: Secrets of the Desk
- Recent Reading: Mystery
- The Debut of Writer Wednesdays
- Cheryl Bolen’s Duchess By Mistake
- Recent Reading: Science Fiction
- A Close Call in Traffic
- Scrivener & HTML
- Recent Reading
- Of AlphaSmarts and Changing Technology
- Josie Marcus, Mystery Shopper
- Car Talk
- But the Calendar Says January!
- A Tale of Two Gothics
- Relax and Read More
- Sonali Dev: A Bollywood Affair
- Merry Christmas!
- Who Turned Out the Lights?
- Department of Domestic Mysteries
- Waiting on My Kindle
- Hell on Wheels: Ruth’s Decision
- Margaret Maron: Designated Daughters
- Cheryl Bolen’s Christmas in Bath
- Bollywood Books
- Another Computer Adventure
- Routing the Cat
- Romance in the Old West
- Kate Parker: The Counterfeit Lady
- Return of the Hurricane Lilies
- Bolly-Punk: The Dharian Affairs
- Writing Faster
- The Adventures of Chet and Bernie
- The Hundred-Word Crutch
- Recent Reading
- I Am Not a Foodie, But . . .
- Watching Plants Grow
- Another Box of Books
- The Dress Thief, by Natalie Meg Evans
- Summer TV and History
- RWA 2014
- Elaine Viets’ Catnapped!
- The Computer in the Closet
- How Smart Should My Phone Be?
- Diane Kelly’s Paw Enforcement
- Fannie Flagg’s The All-Girl Filling Station’s Last Reunion
- Scrivener Features: Links
- My Favorite Thriller: Steve Berry
- The Writing Process Blog Hop
- Kate Parker: The Vanishing Thief
- Nicki Salcedo: All Beautiful Things
- Bell: Write Your Novel From the Middle
- A Natural History of Dragons
- In Which I Excavate the Cedar Closet
- Recent Reading
- Sharon Sala’s The Curl Up and Dye
- Speculative Fiction for History Buffs
- HOW Old Was That Mattress?
- Texas History, John Ford, and John Wayne
- Recent Reading
- Memories of BK Reeves
- Book Shopping, Again
- Science Fiction for Romance Lovers
- Review: Love in the Library, by Cheryl Bolen
- A Winter Day
- Review: Forget Me Not, by Heather Ashby
- Sticking to My Story
- And Happy New Year
- Merry Christmas!
- Rails & Romance: Passion’s Prize
- And More Books
- Fun with Technology
- Shopping on Black Friday
- Fifty Years Ago Today
- Recent Reading
- New Toys for my Computer
- Life in a Cave
- Cleaning the House With a Shovel
- Review: The Theft Before Christmas
- Adjusting to Change
- Hell On Wheels: Season 3 Ends
- Changing Habits
- Fall Must Be Coming
- Recent Reading
- More Book Shopping
- A Visit to the Book Store
- Music and Memory
- Back to the Bookshelf
- What’s on Your Keeper Shelves?
- Railroads and Romance
- At RWA 2013 – Saturday
- At RWA 2013 – Friday
- At RWA 2013 – Thursday
- I’m Back
- Next Week, RWA13
- Back to Normal
- Pool Demo Update
- Farewell to the Pool
- Book Review: Maid of Secrets
- Open, Sesame–or Garage Door
- Scrivener Features: Auto-Complete
- Fun with Home Repairs
- Getting Ready for RWA13
- Scrivener Features: Project Targets
- More Reading
- Mother’s Day Memories
- Reading: Mystery & Suspense
- Distracted by Spring
- Keeping Up with TV
- Information Avalanche
- Recent Reading
- Another Ride on the Golden Roller Coaster
- More Digital Distress
- Circling the Digital Drain
- The Searchers Revisited
- Weekend With Writers
- When Memories Become History
- Happy Valentine’s Day
- And More Memories
- The Persistence of Memory
- Abibliophobia Strikes Again
- Research: Would She Say That in 1877?
- The Influence of Books, Part 7 (and Last)
- Welcome, 2013!
- Memories of a Holiday Wedding
- Let There Be Light — Please!
- Party Season, and, of course, Books
- Book Review: Sharon Lynn Fisher’s Ghost Planet
- The Influence of Books, Part 6
- The Influence of Books, Part 5
- Happy Thanksgiving
- Another Winner from Diane Kelly
- Veteran’s Day, Again
- Veteran’s Day
- Buying Books Again
- The Influence of Books, part 4
- Hey, Where Did My Word Count Go?
- A Reading Day!
- Reading, Writing and Watching
- The Influence of Books, part 3
- Farewell, Lily Bell
- The Influence of Books, part 2
- Review: Cheryl Bolen’s Marriage of Inconvenience
- The Influence of Books
- Stopping By to Say Hello
- Catching Up
- As the Hurricane Lily Opens
- The First Sign of Autumn
- Review: Cheryl Bolen’s A Most Discreet Inquiry
- Hell on Wheels: Slaughterhouse
- Adventures in Technology: TV or not TV
- Review: Colleen Thompson’s Relentless Protector
- Thursday Thoughts
- Wednesday Roundup
- Catching Up
- Death, Taxes, and Diane Kelly
- Juggling the TV Schedule
- RWA Conference: Saturday
- RWA Conference: Friday
- RWA Conference: Thursday
- RWA Conference: Wednesday
- At the RWA Conference
- Home From the Conference
- See You Next Week!
- Thursday Thoughts
- Here Come the Firebirds
- The Steampunk Bible
- Going to California
- Whatever Happened to Instruction Manuals?
- Another Shaky Rung on the Technology Ladder
- Wandering on Wednesday
- Recent Reading
- Computers and Confusion
- Memory and Magic
- Mars Is Heaven!
- A Space Shuttle for Houston
- A Photo for Memorial Day
- Cliffhangers and Gamechangers
- Dark Moments and Cliffhangers
- Recent Reading: A Little Bit of Everything
- Remembrance of Books Past
- Happy Birthday, Jack
- Freeway Fright
- Little Bling, Big Thrill
- Two Meetings and Half a Dozen Books
- One Hundred Days and (Not) Counting
- Tuesday Ramblings
- The Golden Heart Revisited
- The Return of Mad Men
- Recent Reading
- Books, Books, and More Books
- Technology and Time Marching On
- A Kindle in My Computer – And Then Some
- Reading About The Craft Of Writing
- Shopping, Reading, and Random Thoughts
- “I Don’t Know How Those Files Got on My Computer!”
- Judging a Book By Its Cover
- Still Writing on Wednesday
- Thursday Thoughts
- Where Have All The Bookstores Gone?
- Recent Reading: Old and New
- No One Threw Vegetables
- Domestic Disaster Strikes Again.
- Weird Weather in Houston?
- Hell On Wheels Keeps on Rolling
- And a Happy New Year!
- Recent Reading: Mystery & History
- Farewell to Anne McCaffrey
- Merry Christmas to All!
- More Hell on Wheels
- Diane Kelly: Death, Taxes and Humor
- Behold the Versatile Blogger
- TV: Hell on Wheels
- Meeting the deadine
- Thanksgiving Thoughts
- Books from the past: Alas, Babylon
- Thursday Thoughts
- Michael Hauge’s Story Mastery Workshop
- Set That Deadline!
- Review: Cheryl Bolen’s With His Lady’s Assistance
- Thursday thoughts
- The pop culture obsession with zombies
- Jeannie Lin’s Butterfly Swords
- I bought HOW many books this year?
- Reading and writing and never enough time!
- The invisible To Be Read pile on my Kindle
- A glitch in my WordPress system: Solved.
- Software revisited: Action Outline
- Contest news has given me a deadline.
- Digital camera, Brownie brain.
- Search engine magic delights me.
- Contest judging has been keeping me busy,
- New Books from West Houston RWA Authors
- Review: Cheryl Bolen’s My Lord Wicked
- Yes, I made another pass through Borders.
- Life’s Minor Mysteries.
- I finished reading The Help this afternoon.
- Inching my way toward a platform in cyberspace,
- Review: Cheryl Bolen’s It Had to Be You.
- I had jury duty today.
- I didn’t buy a single book today.
- Back to Borders, for the last time?
- More Software, More Books.
- The Day of the Triffids
- The Going Out of Business sale at Borders Books
- Critique night at my local RWA chapter
- Men of a Certain Age won’t be back
- The last flight of the space shuttle
- A true book junkie, I came home from RWA
- Traveling to New York City and back
- I’m home from New York without a Golden Heart,
- Another Day at RWA
- More From RWA 2011
- New York, New York
- We’re leaving Monday morning for the RWA Conference
- Computers are wonderful–when they work!
- The competition dancing began tonight
- Books, books, books.
- At the West Houston RWA meeting this morning,
- Odd and Ends and Updates, Oh, My!
- Temptation dropped into my email box last week,
- Ordering business cards
- Getting my writing back on track has not been easy.
- I was looking for a change of pace
- So You Think You Can Dance
- My technology has been ganging up on me.
- There’s something very comfortable
- The world didn’t come to an end this evening,
- I love software for writers.
- The Stargates shut down last night,
- Browsing the bargain racks at the Kindle store
- I wasn’t planning to go to New York
- Alternate history fiction
- My Kindle knows me too well.
- My critique group laughed at me last night,
- Contests, Contests, Contests
- How long have I been writing, you ask?
- Paper books are in no danger
- Where, oh where has my reading time gone?
- Among my excuses
- Kindle shopping
- Last month I bought a Kindle,
- Welcome
