Some people have parents that manage not to stand in their way, but I lucked out in the parent raffle. My parents will blast a road for one of their kids, even when that road takes them far away. To Bill and Alice, who have been cheering my creativity since I ground up a box of crayons and smashed them into a faded rug as a solution, thanks. You not…

JoSelle Vanderhooft, my editor hero who managed to get Gordon’s Pride done and in my hands despite hurricanes and travel, colds and migraines. It is no small thing to edit a book. You have to be able to put your thinking cap all the way on. Distractions and disasters are very disruptive not only do they suck up energy, but they blow concentration. Thanks Jo for all the work, feedback…

I was lucky to win a free book cover from at drawing at RWA (Romance Writers of America) from selfpubbookcovers.com and I was able to do a lot of the designing myself. That meant I needed to change some ideas and be flexible, but who turns down a free cover, right? Then I found out that if you buy the cover, or win it as I did, you still need…