Last weekend I was invited to speak at the Dallas Fort Worth Writers Conference in Hurst, Tx. I had a blast. I love speaking and teaching and meeting other authors. This was exceptionally special as I also had … Read More
I ordered new business cards this past week. Self promotion is an ongoing lesson in both humility and pride. Very simple and straightforward…take a look: Back in the 1920’s and 30’s, my dad was shy, he … Read More
Last August I went back to college. I didn’t finish college back in the 80’s when I thought an acting career would be my future. I was foolish. There were issues with transferring grades and USC kept refusing to … Read More
I learned something about myself recently. I learned how to make time to write by realizing that I need a routine, like I had back in school. If you look back at my posts about planners and journals … Read More
What I am reading now… The first two months of this year I was taking my english class in college and reading zombie centered fiction. This became a focus and while not my first choice(I like historical and mysteries … Read More
What’s in a name? I love getting questions like this one that I received recently—”Where do you find and how do you find character names?” Here are 7 tips for finding character names. Some writers may choose a name they … Read More
Here we are it’s Valentine’s Day. Are you writing about love? Aren’t we all? There needs to be passion and love, and even hate in a good story. But you don’t need to live in the hate. Actors are … Read More
I had no idea — Honestly no idea, about the number of planners, journals, bullet journals etc. I am a fledgling Pinterest person. Now OMG! Between Pinterest and etsy- I could, seriously, just spend my life, planning my life, … Read More
Last week I began a writing group in my house. This has been a dream of mine for a long time. I love teaching and I also love the idea of a writing group that is a positive … Read More