2016 has been both a great and sad year. We have lost many good people this year, it seems like one or two every week, but it has been a good year for me too. I have started writing more accomplishing another resolution from five years ago. Haha! I got the contract for Haunted Charlottesville, my first book. I am so looking forward to seeing it in print along with the awesome pictures my brother, Cliff, will add to it.

I had another short story get accepted into the Nightmares & Echoes anthology making it the third one to boot. I am grateful for these chances to share my work with the world. I always think they are mediocre at best. My delightful hubby, Michael, takes time to help me edit and make suggestions on how they could be better. It is definitely a team effort. I am ecstatic that many people in the Horror Writers Association have really liked the one I wrote called BLURRED LINE. It is my longest one to date, but I tried to add a hint of suspense and twist at the end as usual. It is not as easy as you think it is. Sometimes the characters take a life of their own, and you have to keep them corralled. I figure it is just their way of helping me to tell their story.

I hope as we head into the new year, you are starting to formulate some goals of your own. Mine are to write more again, finish my book, and get another story going for N&E 4. I have something in mind; I just haven't worked out the details or logistics yet. So we shall see.

Take care and stay warm out there. It is a cold 36 degrees where I live in Virginia. Bundle up!