No one criticized or judged my baking which meant I could do it whenever I wanted. But she didn’t have time always to bake – so I took that on. Which meant that nothing I made would compare to her cooking. Where did this love of baking come from?Īhh! I get to share a secret with you! Growing up, my mother was a cook by trade. Writing is obviously a huge passion of yours, but we also share a different passion and that is our love for chocolate! In many of your books you include recipes of a ‘delectable’ delight that has meaning in your life.

Right now, it’s the psychological stories that have my attention. After that, it depends on what gets me excited the most. The first thing I take into consideration are commitments or deadlines. What process do you go through in deciding into which genre your next novel will be? Is there a pattern/rotation? The books you write cross many genre from Psychological Suspense to Women’s Fiction, Small Town Contemporary to Sweet Romance. I also have a great husband who helps take care of regular day chores when my writing life needs to take priority. In all seriousness, I use a program called Things 3 which helps me big time! With so much going on, my biggest fear is dropping balls. HA! I wish I knew 😉 It’s all about priorities I think…for instance…just how much do I want a piece of cake compared to getting my words today? If I bake that cake, it means cleaning the bathrooms gets moved to the bottom of the list…oh wait, the kids can do that chore which gives me time to check out hotel sites for my next trip which then reminds me I need to write in order to go on that trip, so butt in chair and fingers on keyboard it is.

Steena having read through your website can I just say I’m exhausted!!!!! A mother, wife, author, travel junkie, baker…….please share with us all a top tip on time management.

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