You may already know this, but I love saying/writing the words: I have a new release! Why is this whacky woman so excited? you may wonder. After all, I have other books out. This isn’t the first novel ever released with my name on the cover. Well, there are two reasons: 1, No matter how…
One of my favorite songs is “Where My Heart Will Take Me” sung by Russell Watson. No matter how many times I hear this song, it never stops inspiring me and making me feel uplifted and optimistic. If it sounds familiar, it was used in the movie Awakenings, and was the theme song for Star…
Yep, I finally did it. Don’t faint, OK? I bought a new computer. That’s all? You say. For me, this is a big deal. First, I don’t have money to spare. To pull this little update off, I had to push my single credit account into the atmosphere. I almost fainted! But I had…
I’m celebrating today. It’s worldwide release day for my newest title, Secrets of Ugly Creek! Come on in and have a good time. Madison Clark comes home to Ugly Creek, Tennessee to protect her hometown from a hard-line journalist who ruined the life of a senator—what she didn’t count on was falling for the…
http://discovermagazine.com/2013/dec/14-southern-gothic#.UxTPl86uDPa I love science. To me scientists are rock stars. Still, there are some times when I don’t understand the circular logic mainstream science uses to “prove” the mainstream view of things. Like the logic of this article. The vector (link) that moves Lyme disease from animal to human is a certain stage in the…
Those of you who read The Ugly Truth know about Ugly Creek. For those who don’t know, Ugly Creek is a tiny Tennessee town that exists somewhere between Knoxville and my imagination. After I wrote that book, I realized there were a lot more stories waiting to be told about the town and its inhabitants….
In honor of A. Catherine Noon’s guest appearance, and her new book Tiger,Tiger I thought a tiger video would be fun. I even found a video with swimming tigers. Enjoy [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMnK63ppBXU&w=560&h=315] Have a great weekend! Cheryel The Ugly Truth, available only in ebook from Amazon until August 16 when it will be available in electronic and paperback…
It’s no secret that I grew up in a tiny little town just south of Dayton, Tennessee. Well, for a while I did sort of keep that knowledge under my hat. I was a little embarrassed—okay more than a little. I guess I thought small Southern town made me seem a little less…something. Then I…
