• Partial map of the Perilously Fun Fiction Fortress

    The Clocks Don’t Agree

    The Perilously Fun Fiction Fortress has many wings. Some hum with alien technology. Some bend time itself. Some hide secrets in plain sight. And every week, we open another door. I’m glad you’re exploring these slightly crooked corridors with me.

  • Parlez-vous Français

    Parlez-vous Français?

    My marketing mentor, Narelle Todd of Get My Book Out There, encourages us to step outside our comfort zones. I should mention that my comfort zone is deep, wide, and not unlike a sucking black hole determined to keep me inside. No matter what color it is, I like being there. However, I also do…

  • The #Grandma Who Lived

    The Grandma not only lived, she loved every moment of her holiday #GrandmaProject. Now the aftermath? Being left in an empty house? That is not so great. But it is part of the Circle of Life, so I will be brave (mostly). One of my kids asked me what I was going to do when…

  • Out-of-Time-Series-by Pauline Baird Jones

    It Wouldn’t Let Me Go – Why I Wrote OUT OF TIME

    It sounds kind of crazy now, but the germ of the idea for Out of Time got planted while I was watching The Last of the Mohicans. I can’t quite connect the dots between the movie and the finished book. See my blog post about my mental real estate for possible explanations why. I do know…

  • Doctor Who…Loves the Show, too?

    I’ve already “come out” as loving quirky, so it shouldn’t be a huge shock to find out that I love Doctor Who. I can’t remember how old I was when I first saw the strange man emerge from the blue police box. I know I wasn’t young, because we didn’t get British shows on the…