I often wear a T-shirt sold by D.A.R.A. (Dallas Area Romance Authors) that reads “Write Brained.”  I adore it, and it’s so apropos.  Writers will understand me when I say I write all the time, even when I’m not at the keyboard typing.  My work-in-progress (AKA “w-i-p”) is on my mind whether I’m cooking, exercising, [...]

We’re all busy.  Our schedules look like something out of a horror film, and for every item we take off, someone puts two more on.  Grabbing a few minutes for ourselves is hard, and sometimes seemingly impossible.
And yet we are diverse women with broad interests and deep concerns.  We don’t want cotton candy for brains [...]

Recently a woman sent me a message on Facebook. “Are you the Trish Graves who used to go to Meadville High School?”
I didn’t recognize her first name, but recognized her last. So this time I responded that yes, that was me, and was she related to my friend who owned that last name?
Fast forward. She [...]

October is National Reading Group Month sponsored by the Women’s National Book Association.
Reading groups are a great way for people (yes, mostly women) to get together to share their love of reading. It’s a time to socialize, catch up, and discuss some really great books. Today, book clubs have expanded from mommy groups that [...]

This month marks the release of my romantic suspense RECLAIM MY LIFE, but I wrote the story two years ago.  Three actual events from 2007 made it into the book and my fictional town of Drake Springs.  First, a drought.  The Suwannee River valley area had below-average rainfall and dry conditions.  The area’s dirt roads [...]