Survivor’s guilt: it’s not what you think. For years I wasn’t able to blissfully schedule things. I kept waiting for the other shoe to drop. For awhile there I wanted to … Read More
Sometimes you need a gift for a breast cancer patient What do you get? A blanket? Maybe, I certainly received a number of them still in use today and they are soft and fabulous. Do you buy a scarf? … Read More
Five Ways to Research Your Book is just a smattering of ideas you may not have considered. In this day of the internet where a search can lead you down a rabbit hole of marvelous discoveries it is … Read More
I used to have nightmares as a child. I had a few recurring ones where I was taken prisoner by Frankenstein and rescued by my dog. When I was an actress I had a nightmare per show. Usually this would … Read More
A month ago I went on a hunt for missing pages. Every Writer’s Nightmare. I was getting ready for summer travel and activities and wanted to move some of my work to my laptop. Two of my books are fairly … Read More
Every writer who puts a story aside comes to the time when they must write their way back in. The next steps may seem very clear or very murky depending on how long ago it was that you began that … Read More
My exploration into the power and joy of saying yes began years ago. In fact the beginning of my relationship with my husband was built on it. He was amazing and it scared me. I was done with relationships for … Read More
A couple of months ago Kevin Tumlinson and I met. We spoke about writing and my growing up as a L’Amour. He has a wonderful podcast where he interviews people about writing, publishing and books. It is terrific to be interviewed … Read More
We all resist change to some extent. I have been trying to jump in with both feet for the last few years and just do what is in front of me. This led me to write and … Read More