Julie and I were star-struck last week at the Dallas Museum of Art. We both agreed, Chris Cleave writes stunning, raw novels and knows how to entrance a crowd. I'm blogging about our night over at What Women Write.

Cleave was gracious and engaged with each of us who waited to meet him. If you haven't read his books, I highly recommend. Just look at these covers...

If you want to read the first chapter of Incendiary, click here...

Here's what the author has to say about Gold...

 My first introduction to Cleave was reading Little Bee. This first page blew me away...

A Night to Remember

How lucky am I? I wasn't up for an award, but I didn't care!

I'm blogging over at What Women Write about my night at the Emmys.

Put a writer in a car for a week and see what happens...

I'm up again on What Women Write, the blog I share with five other fabulous women writers.

Sunset at Laguna, photo by Rick Mora

Austin at Zion, photo by Rick Mora

Thank you, Maeve Binchy.

Over at What Women Write, I confess, I love majestic cathedrals. I also share a bit about my inspiration for writing The Lost Legacy of Gabriel Tucci.

John Irving's Dallas stop

What happens when John Irving shows up in conservative Dallas to speak about his new novel, In One Person?

He gets a warm welcome and an entranced audience. I was lucky enough to be there. Check out my thoughts over at What Women Write.

Change is good

What happened on a spur of the moment writing retreat? I spotted these lovely birds, stuck my toes in the Pacific and came away with a refreshed, revised and rockin' new Chapter One!

Check out my latest on What Women Write...