Category Archives: Writing

How Successful People Develop Self-Discipline

Miracles Happen, Right? Successful people do what the experts recommend. Experts like the authors of books such as: ‘The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People‘ (Stephen Covey), ‘The Millionaire Next Door‘ (Thomas J. Stanley), ‘Rich Dad, Poor Dad‘ (Robert Kiyosaki), … Continue reading

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8 Things I Wish I’d Known Before Becoming a Writer

When you decide that the writer’s life is the life for you, you step into it wearing rose colored glasses. Reality can’t possibly factor into the life of a fiction writer, right? Wrong. Not only does it factor in, but … Continue reading

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How to Live a Thousand Lives

According to George R.R. Martin, It’s as Easy as Opening a Book Or a whole lot of them! Welcome to Motivational Mondays! As a child, and a teenager, I was shy. And I don’t mean your run-of-the-mill, garden variety shy … Continue reading

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How I Made it Through a Reception … With NO Cake!

A Romance Author’s Quest to Get Fit on the Cheap How I Made it Through a Reception … With NO Cake! (Without feeling deprived!) I have always been a sucker for bakery cakes. And I’m not exaggerating. Not even a … Continue reading

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Good Afternoon, Weko Harbor! 7/20/22

Surprise! This is Joss, back for another Monroe Minute! Perhaps you’ll recall – if your memory is long enough – that my last post was around mid-June. Because, it seems that while Kristy’s intentions are good when she invites someone to be … Continue reading

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Getting to Know … Tara Nelson

Hey, everyone… Welcome back! Sorry for the delay in getting a post – or few – up over the past couple of weeks, but Joss misspoke when he said I was within fifteen pages of the ‘final’ edits. Technically, it … Continue reading

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Good Afternoon, Weko Harbor! 6/18/22 (Cover Reveal Too!)

Welcome back for another Monroe Minute! Joss here, hoping your week was a good one, and that you’re enjoying this beautiful weekend as much as I am. It’s a cool sixty-two here at the lighthouse, but for all you beach … Continue reading

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Getting to Know … Nick

  Hey, everyone! Mattie Adams, mayor of Weko Harbor – and owner of the Weko Gazette – emailed me with a great idea for the blog! Given that most of my time and attention are on finishing edits for the … Continue reading

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Happy Anniversary to Me!

I almost forgot, and thank goodness it’s still the 6th everywhere west of me. At least as far as Hawaii.  Anniversary?! Yup. I started blogging 11 years ago today! And A Fine Mess and Reluctant Guardian were released July 7, … Continue reading

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Good Evening, Weko Harbor!

It’s time for another Monroe Minute with yours truly, Joss Monroe! Hoping all of my fellow Weko Harborans had a great day. It’s about to get better with these fantabulous tidbits from Mayor Adams and a couple of our local … Continue reading

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