I had planned to write the end-of-year blog post about what happened to me last year. Some of it might have been true;...
#AmWriting
Lessons Learned–And Broken
Almost any writer can tell you that the moment she comes out as a "writer," she will drown in a deluge of conflicting...
Surviving Writer’s Brain Cramps
Over the weekend I came down with a bad case of cramps. Writer's cramps. Brain cramps. Words got stuck, no matter what...
#ARoomofOne’sOwn
Let's face it. We are spending more time in our homes than in offices or other places of work. We use our own space,...
#StayHomeAndRead
Like most of us, I've been doing a lot of reading and writing lately. My most recent book was Heath Hardage...
Musings on Privilege
I used to think that privilege meant you had to have a lot of money, that you had to be born into the "right" level of...
What Unties Us
You read that right. It's not a typo. I've been thinking about how unmoored, how unanchored, how adrift so many of us...
From Memoir to Novel
#ICYMI, It Started With a Memory What did? Out of the Desert. That memory was triggered by an old black-and-white...
Announcing a New Book
My next novel is nearly done and I’m raring to get this puppy into your hands. I have an offer and an ask. Here’s the...
Meditations On a Boot
Sometimes, life encourages you to rest a bit, slow down a bit, and put your booted foot up on the sofa. That's me...
Broken Hearted
No, I haven't experienced a personal loss, disaster, or break up. I'm broken hearted about the number of people who...
Never Throw Anything Away
Our mothers told us to clean our room, put stuff we weren't using away, and throw/give away stuff we no longer use....
