Pamela Humphrey's Blog

Here's a fun little read for your Friday. I wrote it for a 500 word challenge. (I didn't win.) But I like this story. What do you think?At six o’clock, Lisa pushed open her door and paused. Instead of her apartment, she faced two doors, labeled Is and Could Be . Shaking her head, she glanced from door to door, and reached for the Is door, half-expecting the other to disappear as soon as she touched the knob.It didn’t.The Is door creaked as she pushed it open, only a sliver. Peering through th...

Covers for the Hill Country Secrets series are inspired by the setting. The photo from the cover of Finding Claire was snapped while on a walking trail not far from my house. It's a snapshot of the Texas Hill Country.After writing one particularly heart-pounding scene in book two, I knew what I wanted on the cover of Finding Kate. The bridge pictured crosses a creek along the Leon Creek Greenway and offers a glimpse of hope at a critical point in the book.Finding Kate releases July 24, 2017.F...

Katharine Grubb, author of  Write a Novel in 10 Minutes a Day, released a new book. Here's my review of When The Timer Dings:: Organizing Your Life To Make The Most of 10 Minute Increments. Schedules and I have a love/hate relationship. I appreciated this book because it wasn't a how-to book or a do-it-this-way book. It focused on different facets of organizing. The chapter titles give a taste of what you'll read about:Organizing Your Foundational TruthOrganizing Your AttitudesOrganizing Your...

As a reader, have you ever reached the end of the book and hesitated to close the back cover, not ready to say goodbye to the characters in the story? I'd love to hear what books have provoked this reaction. What do you do?That happened to me writing my romantic suspense novel, Finding Claire. It started as a seed of a plot idea as I drove through the Texas Hill Country. The thought, Someone could get lost out here, burrowed into my imagination and blossomed into a plot. At first, I struggled...

Today, Sandy joins us to tell us about her newest book, Creative Therapy 2.Creative Therapy 2: More Words by Sandrine SpycherIn the continuation of Creative Therapy (published in December 2016), Creative Therapy 2: More Words is a collection of poems written spontaneously day in day out depending on the mood and emotions of the moment. The title refers to the therapeutic aspect of art and creativity. And the subtitle More Words can be read simply as a description of continuity from the first...

Last year, I had the opportunity to beta read Olivia's book,This Dread Road. I loved it and jumped at the chance to be a stop on the blog tour. She's got a giveaway going on! You can enterhere.SummaryIt’s September 1968, and Howard Knox freshman Annemarie Vanderhorst is happy to be free of her controlling mother’s societal expectations. She vows to spend her time at college wisely in pursuit of her own dreams. But before she can figure out what she wants from life, Henry Eden, the dark and ha...

Last year, I had the opportunity to beta read Olivia's book,This Dread Road. I loved it and jumped at the chance to be a stop on the blog tour. She's got a giveaway going on! You can enterhere.

Remember as a kid (or maybe as an adult) when you learned to swing without being pushed?The hardest part was at the beginning. You'd inch back to get a little momentum, then swing forward, legs out. At the furthest point forward, you buckled down, tucked your feet back, and pulled. With each iteration, you gained speed and height.When you reached full swing, all the initial hard work paid off as you felt the wind in your face, like you were flying through the air. Over and over again.I love t...

Tomorrow is the release ofFinding Claire, my romantic suspense novel. A blend of romance, mystery, and genealogy, the book tells the story of a woman kidnapped in January 2016 and the story of Emma in the summer of 1983.I hope you all enjoy it!Early feedback has been great. Check out these reviews -It earned5s from Readers' Favorites!Read the review written by Jack Magnus.Jennifer atDandelions Inspiredrated it 5s on Goodreads andpublished this review.This mystery/suspense/romance was just wha...

You want to know more about your family tree but have no idea where to start. Here are a few tips for getting started.1)Write down what you know.Start with paper and pencil. Write down your parents names. Do you know your mom's maiden name? Write that down. Do you know where they were married? Grew up? Any tidbits you remember, jot them down.2)Talk to family members who have been alive the longest.Many are happy to talk about the past. Don't let their stories disappear without being heard.3)S...