Hope you had a fabulous Halloween!

In this country, Halloween is a celebration of costumes, candy, and good spirits, but did you know that Samhain (Halloween’s Celtic name) represents the dawn of a New Year? Out with the old, in with the new!

So to modern day followers of Samhain…Happy New Year!

We had a great Halloween last night. The grandkids came over and trick-or-treated from our house. We had a NASCAR driver, a Hershey Kiss (too cute for words!), and a tiny pirate.

Our neighborhood kids and their friends cleaned us out of all things candy and then respected our “lights out, nobody home” darkened countenance once the treats were depleted. It’s a good neighborhood *happy sigh*

We remembered to change our clocks this morning (did you?), so all is right in our world!

And…a special good wish goes out to everyone participating in NaNoWriMo this year. May you write like the wind and discover your muse!

Ever wondered about your muse? I've known mine since I was a little girl. I've ignored her a lot, but I've always known who and what she was.

I met her when I was about nine...on a school field trip to the Philbrook Museum of Art in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She wasn't part of any traveling collection, she was a piece of statuary from when the museum was a private (very posh) residence. I loved her so much, that when DH and I were first married I took him to Philbrook for the express purpose of meeting her.

But I've never had a decent picture of her...until now.

I recently did a google search for her and FOUND HER! I contacted the photographer, Bob Smith, and asked for permission to introduce her to my world. He graciously gave it. So here she is...my muse...

Busy week here at Mumford Manor, but now I'm settling in for a quiet weekend. Just me, a fluffy white cat, my beloved bull mastiff, and two BFIs. That's Big Furry Idiots...my granddogs. For those of you who haven't met them, Thor and Odin are our own personal terror twins. German Shepherds belonging to my daughter and son-in-law, the BFIs are frequent guests in our home.

So, for the weekend, it'll be humans: 1, critters: 4.

I'm planning to get LOTS of writing done *happy sigh*

I did my first ever talk to a writers group last night. It went very well (or at least, they were very kind *g*). So this morning I posted the non-extemporaneous portions to my main blog. The topic is world-building and the post is here if you're interested.

Have a great day!

What could be better? I've got an adorable puzzle up on my main blog. Hop on over and see if you can beat my posted time!

And while you're there, tour around my shiny new site. *happy sigh* I love it!

Just revamped my website and blog! I'm now a total Wordpress gal with everything under one roof, so to speak. Check out the new and improved Flights of Fantasy...and don't forget to click on the blog to read about my fabulous web-designing friend who made it all possible!

Thank you, Haven!

Woo Hoo! I did a website make-over thanks to some excellent advice from a web-guru and the gift of new background art.

Check out my new and improved Flights of Fantasy!

Happy Hump Day!

Extra! Extra! Read all about it!

Twenty Romance Authors collaborate on a red-hot Roaring Twenties Treasure Hunt!

Remember! You read about it here first!

Extra! Extra! Contest Starts Today!

Once a month, a bunch of authors get together and post excerpts from published books, contracted work or works in progress, and link to each other. You don’t have to be published to participate–just a writer with an excerpt you’d like to share. For more info on how to participate, head over to the Excerpt Monday site, or click on the banner above. Author excerpts are listed there as well.

My excerpt this month is from my latest release, The Silver Casket. Drop by my main blog to read it!

Discussing whether or not rewriting is necessary on my main blog

Look how my weyr has grown!



That is all.

Looking through my LJ friends got me in trouble this afternoon. jimvanpelt posted about Pointless Sites, and I followed along like a lamb to slaughter. Or in this case, like a writer to squirrelization...


I've been squirrelized, and worse yet, I passed it along to my son and my best friend *gasp*

Have you ever wondered where an author was when she (or he) made the leap from reader to writer?

Come read about my muse-freeing adventure...and be sure to read the comments as well. Great stories. I'd love for you to add yours!

Oh! And more fun news...The Silver Casket is one of the five Best Selling Time Travel books at All Romance e-Books!!!! Woo Hoo!

ETA: AND one of the five Best Selling Scottish / Highlander Romances!

Click quick before it changes *lol*

Come chat with me! I'll be at Coffee Time Romance & More Chatters today from 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm EDT (4:00 pm - 7:00 pm Pacific time)

Ask me about my recurring themes (dragons and faeries *lol*) and new additions (time-travelers *ahh*) or anything else that crosses your mind!

I'll be giving away a copy of Glass Magic, as well as one of my latest release...The Silver Casket.

Can't wait to chat with you!!

It's Puzzler Friday on my main blog...come on over and try your hand at solving the Tomato Celebration puzzle. (You're sure to beat MY time *lol*)

Happy Friday, one and all!

I did an interview this week which will be published in due time.

Check out my main blog for my answer to "the agent question."

Be sure to leave me a comment...I'd love to hear your thoughts on the subject.

I had lunch with my agent today, and I didn't even have to fly to NYC to accomplish it. How cool is that?

Victoria is currently in Portland at the Willamette Writers Conference, and I was able to steal her away for a little over 2 hours. We had lunch at a lovely riverfront restaurant, chatted about this, that, and everything else, and discovered that we mesh nicely beyond our publishing connection. What a delight!

We discussed the multiple plot bunnies racing around my brain and settled on my next WIP. Yay! We also decided to pull all my work under one name, so Deb Logan is on her way out...Debbie Mumford reigns supreme. (Fitting actually, since Logan is my maiden name *lol*)

Happy start to the weekend, one and all!