Why is it that we fall in love with our bad boys? I don't mean in real life, although that was true once for me when I...
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Getting Inside Your Character’s Heads
Any of you who have read my work know I love writing in the first person singular. Why? Because I can get deeply...
Thinking About Schools
Schools have been on my mind lately. Part nostalgia, part not. I clearly remember the first school I attended. I think...
Crying Towels
The scene is set for an interesting eavesdropping opportunity. One woman sits alone in a coffee shop, her latte beside...
50 Shades of Cabernet
For the longest time, I've avoided talking about my books, interviewing authors, writing about what I read. It's time...
Entering the Death Throes of Editing
For the next month I will be heads down editing a manuscript to send to my publisher. If you've never been in my...
Questions From A Book Club
I recently spoke to a local book club about writing my Mad Max series of mysteries. Their questions were so astute...
Three Weeks
Every year on February 15, I run this poem somewhere. It might be on FB, on Wattpad, here on my blog. Why? Because on...
Rejecting What I No Longer Accept
Last week I wrote about the conundrum I faced growing up. I loved my dear grandmother, but as I came to adulthood, I...
Conflicts
I missed last week because I was away on vacation. No, I don't announce it on social media or send pics from places I...
In Honor of Dr. Martin Luther King
The following poem is one I run every year at this time. I usually read it at events honoring Dr. King, but I had to...
Some Cliches Are True
It is said that when a writer dies, an entire library dies with her. It may be a cliche, but it is true. Take away a...