DahliaDW

DahliaDW

Writing is not Teaching

Nearly every person reading this has received a bad review at one time or another, whether it be a poor grade in a class, a poor performance review at work, or (gulp) a bad review on a book.  Given my…

Short Stories

As a romance author, I’ve written quite a few short stories and read even more.  I’ve read short stories by industry authors as well as the “classics” by Edgar Allen Poe, O. Henry, Richard Matheson and Stephen King.  In addition,…

A Tradition of Storytelling

When one thinks of tradition at this time of year, Thanksgiving, Christmas etc. spring to mind.  But what of those ongoing traditions, the ones that we practice every day and pass on to others? In those times the lights were…

Thankful for – Rejection?

Friends to lovers stories always touch my heart, and my holiday offering, Second Chance Christmas, is an example of this trope.  I’ll let you in on a little secret, these characters, Zach and Naomi, were the first romance couple that…

Buy a Book, Save a Life

Please welcome my author-friend Angelina Rain with a special message. BUY A BOOK, SAVE A LIFE The holiday season is upon us and it truly is the season of giving. Animal welfare is a very important issue to me, so…

Blogtoberfest – Halloween

A big thank you to those who stuck with me through my kind of blogging marathon.   I didn’t make all my days as planned, but I’m pretty pleased what I did accomplish.  Blogtoberfest was a huge help in getting my…