As a writer, I'm often asked where do I find my ideas? How do I get started? I start with two words: What if. I find...
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Drumroll: New Cover Revealed
My last post talked about how misleading the first cover for Eyes Without A Face was. My book isn't about the...
Judging a Book…
It is not true that readers don't judge a book by its cover. We do. Sometimes we buy a book because the cover is...
So You Think I Write About Me, Do You?
This post originally appeared on the Roses of Prose blog. Don't you just love the various questions we get from our...
Family and Community
Family and community are two words that are flung around like confetti nowadays. We're a football family. We are a...
Seminal Events
We all have seminal events in our lives. Most are personal--births and deaths, weddings and divorces. Some, however,...
Interacting
Have you ever sat in a coffee house or bar and watched how people sit or stand when they talk with each other? I love...
Introducing EYES WITHOUT A FACE
My newest book, Eyes Without A Face, releases in October. Unlike anything I've written before, it's from inside the...
Hot July Night
Instead of a hot August night at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles, my husband Terry and best friend Glenn joined 7000...
Thinking About Toes
First of all, the word “toes” is a funny one. It rhymes with nose and does. It’s a plural referring to ten digits at...
Summer Memories
Late last year, I shared a short story here called "Toad." Set in the high desert of Southern California, it was the...
Summer Doldrums, Early
I spoke with several close friends about their drive to do something. Since the beginning of June, they've had the...