Lynda Kaye Frazier, USA Today Best Selling Author

I decided to work on my second book in the Guardian's of Hope series during NaNo this year.  I had written almost 40,000 words in this one and when I went back through I realized I swayed from the Ron's story, making it too much of his daughters and that's not what I wanted.  So I deleted all but about 5000 words and started over on November first. I thought I would have all month to get this done. I had plans to write every night. Spend hours bringing my characters to life on paper. Well that lasted about four days. November decided to be one of my busiest months. Not a month to take on this type of challenge. But did I back down, no. I love a challenge. So between Family visits, holidays, shopping, three book reviews, two sets of edits for my new release, my day job and keeping my seven month old granddaughter on the weekends I did it. I managed to get a rough draft of my second book, Last Chance to Run, complete. I took on NaNo, and I won.   ...

November is always a crazy month for me. In addition to Thanksgiving, my birthday is in November. I was married in November, on election day, in Arkansas, when Clinton was running. THAT was a particularly crazy day. A few years ago, I discovered NaNoWriMo and November took another hit. This year, all the insanity took an extra hit when I volunteered to be a panel member at a self-publishing program. I’m really bad at the public speaker thing, by the way. I keep volunteering to do it but I don’t seem to be getting any better. Overall, November is the worst month possible to have a book release, but I managed to have two. On the same day. With the same publisher. Cue frantic activity. But this book bears a bit of poignancy, makes me want to hold on and slow things down just a bit. It’s the final book in the series and, although I was anxious to put the writing part behind me, I’m finding it a little hard to say goodbye to the angels I’ve come to know so wel...

  Title:   A Man To Trust          Author:  Cheryl Yeko          Publisher:   Soul Mate Publishing          Length:   206 pages          Sub-Genres:   Suspense                   Blurb:            The battered survivor of an abusive marriage, Angela doesn't mourn her husband’s death in a drug deal gone bad. But she’s not sure she can survive losing her heart to the handsome detective who assumes she’s a criminal, too.Tasked with Angela’s safety after she’s targeted by an unknown enemy, Jake discovers the beautiful widow is not what she seems. He soon realizes that trusting her goes hand-in-hand with desiring her, and passion and duty collide.Now i...

Thanksgiving has passed and now I'm counting down the days until Christmas.  But first I have to get through the next five days. Nano is over on November 30th and I'm not quite there, but I will be. I have been busy this month with the Holidays, three book reviews and fighting with Dallas who is getting irritated that I haven't started his book.  My how characters can get pushy when they feel their story is more important. So back my book, Last Chance to Run, Ron's story. Dallas with just have to be patient for a few more months.   Last Chance to Run:   NaNo  Work in Progress. What if you found out the daughter you buried was alive and being held captive by a man you thought you killed? Ron Daily, head of the FBI's Counterintelligence Department, races to save his daughter, Tracy, as she escapes from her captives for one Last Chance to Run.     Rescued from the Dark Release date- February 16, 2013 Through Blac...

  Black Friday has always been a tradition for my daughter and I. We would brave the crowds to pick up a few items, but mostly just to people watch. It amazes me how a sale on pillows will turn us all into animals, grabbing and pushing for the last one. Myself included. I got hung up one year in a line for large, plush bath towels. Today I laugh at how I lined myself near that bin, glaring across at my competitors for the nave blue pile, ready to pounce at the stroke of midnight. This year it all changed. I didn't have to drink massive amounts of coffee so I had the energy to stay up late and fight the many crazy shoppers like myself because they decided to start at eight pm. Kind of strange doing black Friday shopping at eight pm on Thursday, but I enjoyed the crowds and got the few things I needed. Then I was home by midnight for a nap before heading out to the real Black Friday shopping at stores that opened at five. How we love our crazy, yearly rituals. ...

I'm  Half way through Nano and so far behind I'm not sure if I will make the deadline. Okay, just kidding. I'm working on my second book in the 'Guardians of Hope' series, Last Chance to Run. I'm at 20132. Not even half way to 50,000 words but I'm not worried. I work better under pressure and that's good because there is a lot of pressure right now. The month of November has been a very busy month for me.First off we have Thanksgiving. Second I'm part of a very busy critique group, one that I am behind in. I do book reviews for the BTS Emag, I'm doing Nano. Oh wait, I forgot to add the deadline I have from my publisher and my first book signing for my short story, Saving Angel. My head is spinning, but I love it.         Even though life seems to spin out of control we have to stop and remember what is important to us and give thanks.      Over this wonderful holiday weekend remember to relax...

I want to welcome Sandra Jones to my site today. She is writing about what fascinates her about weapons. Choose Your Weapons What’s your favorite weapon? I’ve always been fascinated with weapons and people with the skills to use them. I’ve done a little target practice with various guns, but not enough to be an expert. Archery fascinates me, too. But I most admire people who can wield a sword. I’m a sucker for a hero with a sword. One of my first memories of going to the movie theater was when my parents took me to see Zorro in black and white, and I was smitten at once. There’s just something about the power and dexterity it takes to wield a sword that I find attractive. My favorite sword movies are: The Princess Bride, The Count of Monte Cristo, Zorro (with Antonio Banderas), and The Phantom of the Opera. I’m jealous of schools that offer fencing as an activity, because I would’ve loved learning how to do that! My characters use swords in MOONLIGHT MADN...

How I fought the comma and won. How do I love the comma, let me count the ways. Don’t worry it will be a short list. When I started to write I thought I knew everything I needed to know to put together a great story. Boy was I wrong. The Comma defeated me. I either had too many, didn’t have enough or put them in the wrong place. I was so aggravated, but soon took control. It looked so cute and very useful but it had an evil side. Its been over 30 years since I took an English class and I work in the medical field, so no comma’s needed. I dictate, someone else types it out. I knew I needed help but it had to be simple, I am old. So I went back to the beginning. What is a comma? A punctuation mark ( , ) used to indicate a separation of ideas or of elements within the structure of a sentence. OK, that makes sense, right? Well it did until I started reading all the rules, and there are a lot of rules. So I needed it simplif...