As you know, October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. What you might not know is that the heroine in my September release, THE WONDER OF NOW, is a breast cancer survivor. As such, I've joined forces with BookSparks to raise money for The Breast Cancer Research...

Although I originally wrote this post for a release-week blog tour set up by my publisher, I think it deserves to be posted on my own blog, too--so enjoy! Throughout my career, I’ve loved the challenge of redeeming a character that might be hard to like, much less...

To this point in my career, I've been what's known as a traditionally published author. This means I secured a literary agent (a super one, at that!) and then she secured publishing contracts for my work. Each book has gone through my publisher's editorial team. Each...

It's been quite some time since I've posted a blog. I apologize for the neglect. All I can say is that this has been an extremely busy spring in the Beck household. Between my deadlines, my Romance Writers of America board service, and college visits for my high...

I see it's been a while since I've posted anything. Suffice to say, it's been a crazy few months. I've got three books coming out this year, so I'm caught in an endless stream of deadlines, workshops, and RWA board obligations while trying to raise two teens! I hope...

I've been away from the blog since Thanksgiving. It's been a very busy holiday season here at the Beck house. We got ourselves a new puppy--Big Mo--whose been taking up a lot of my time. He's a "Zuchon" (part Shih Tzu, part Bichon Frise) and adorable! We also enjoyed...

Do you, like me, find yourself barking the words of this post title too often? This month I've told myself I had good reason. During the past three weeks, I've traveled to Pittsburgh to visit family, been to Denver on Romance Writers of America board business (where I...