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I get the feeling from hearing certain comments at writing conferences, and seeing some writers’ Twitter posts, that there might be a...

A long time ago, I used to be an editor in the magazine industry, which is funny because I seem to want to put all the words into a...

My friend and I just visited Park Road Books here in Charlotte and as she shopped for her daughter, I mentioned that I had recently...

I went on a staycation this weekend and feel like a new woman! My friends and I checked into a cool hotel Uptown, dined, danced, and...

Meet Cody Nilsen. He’ll be 10 years old in two weeks, but his upcoming birthday is looking bleak. And if he wants to evade local Honey...

Yesterday was the first birthday in 10 years where I took charge of my day and it was the best! I organized things how I wanted them and...

I’m seeing a lot of writers on Twitter (beware the time suck) expressing creative and / or querying fatigue, and asking what they should...

HAPPY EARTH DAY! What a lovely planet we call home…did the other planets send cards? On this cool, sunny day, I can remember the first...

I sent a set number of queries for Birthday Ranch and set it aside to wait for responses (🤞). In the meantime, I’m writing micro and...

I have exciting, gratifying news…that isn’t news at all. Let me explain: My cousin is a real estate agent in California, and his team...

I built this website a couple of years ago in an effort to illustrate to potential agents that I have some marketing abilities. For the...

I’m super excited to Zoom into today’s SCBWI Winter Conference! Looking forward to interacting on Twitter with the fine minds in...

Inspiration is at its most potent when the imagination is set free to frolic. I'm pleased to share that a post I wrote is on this month's...

HAPPY NEW YEAR! We’ve been together for a couple of years now, and I’m afraid that there have been too few things to celebrate on this...

How’s this for an impressive bout of procrastination?

Who else is thinking about intentions for the coming year? Goals, fresh starts, it’s all very exciting! If you’ve read any of my posts,...

There could be space to create in abundance.

Okay, March went by in a flash, and April is SO BUSY—and it’s only the second day of the month! Personally, I signed up for another...

It is now the year 2021. I still don’t have a flying car, but I’m grateful for a new year all the same. (Side note: I introduced my...

All 3 agents that I've queried so far said, "Nuh-uh" to Birthday Ranch. They also kindly gave me some very insightful feedback--for which...

I received my first agent rejection for Birthday Ranch today. Maybe it will be the last. Maybe not. Regardless, I’m grateful for the...

After we finished school for the day, I planned to work on my first draft of Birthday Ranch 2. But my son wanted me to work on his Harry...

The salad days before Covid, when Piglet played at daycare...