I'm working on the first draft of book five in my Olivia Callahan Suspense series. The first draft is, by its nature, a...

In my usual cheerful, diligent manner, I run to my closet where all my author paraphernalia is stored: stroller bag for table decor and...

The business of writing is often an exercise in patience and teeth-grinding. Or teeth-gnashing, as it were. It is hard to keep going with...

A few weeks ago, I sat dejected and lonely, pecking away at my latest WIP (for the non-writer…’work-in-progress’) wondering if the...

Recently I was invited to speak at a local author’s group. Thinking the group size would be modest, I brought along ten or so of my books...

Recently I participated in a Zoom meeting with my publisher, Level Best Books, and participating colleagues to hear what the subrights...

When I started writing in 2009 as a humor columnist, I wrote in 800-word sound bites that wrapped up neatly and made people laugh, but...

Summer 2022 is almost here, and I didn’t know, back in the quiet, rain-drenched, fall…that a bumpy road was ahead! Thus far, my writing...

“Write what disturbs you, what you fear, what you have not been willing to speak about. Be willing to be split open.” — Natalie Goldberg...