“Where do you get your ideas?” is a question I often get when I’m discussing the nature of my latest story, usually with a person …
Dream
Rock Star
Everyone should have a self-motivation story – one moment in their life where they did the thing nobody thought they could do, where they figured …
Genre Choice
Being asked by a friend who only reads true literary fiction what I am writing used to feel like a pop quiz I was sure …
Submissions – An Insiders (and Outsiders) View
It’s official. I’ve converted to the Dark Side. Once upon a time, I was just a lowly author. A short time after signing my book …
Graduation Lessons
“We want to be a part of it! First Grade! First Grade!” As I listened to my son and his classmates sing their graduation song, …
Planner
When I was trying to get pregnant, I spent all day on the internet searching out daycares, researching the school district. As I agonized over …
Surprise! You’re One and Done!
Warning: This is not a writing related post – instead, this post is about some of the other pieces of my puzzle. I hope you …
Dreams vs. Reality
I have an active imagination. This fact is pretty much a no-brainer since I write loads of weird fantastical things on a daily basis. But …