Friday, January 7, 2011

High School HOCKEY resumes tonight! Woot!!!

Thursday, January 6, 2011

Unexpected gift today: Saw pelicans on the lake during the carpool drive. Wow!

World Building Lessons From Dolly Parton

What can a paranormal romance author learn about world building from a legendary country music singer? Well, when you're sitting in one of her Dixie Stampede dinner theater shows, you can learn quite a bit about world building, setting the stage, pacing, mood, and more!

For our anniversary, my husband made reservations at Dolly Parton's Dixie Stampede production in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Don't rush out to get your own reservation, after 18 years, the show has closed. (Dolly will reopen the

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Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Resolutions For A Paranormal Romance Author

As a paranormal romance author, I've enjoyed a wonderful holiday break with my fictional characters and my real family...which is chock full of great characters too. (all the better for me) But with the arrival of a new year, I always take a moment to assess past and future and make plans - both personally and as a paranormal romance author.

With such upheaval in an industry already notorious for moving sluggishly, the beginning of a new year is a good time to make some

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Saturday, January 1, 2011

Welcome to 2011!

Well, yes it is adopted greyhound day here at Regan Black.com, but they're giving me a longer leash to wish you a Happy New Year!

Our three adopted greyhounds have had a very merry holiday season! Three weeks of a grandma visiting and cooking and baking and sneaking extra treats. Boo, Brody and Bandit have all enjoyed bites of apple and potato and the occasional nip of blueberry muffin or pie crust.

No, I'm not supposed to know all this, so I let them have their delusion of grand

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