My daughter received the Ancestry DNA pack for Christmas. I've never researched that far back. Instead, I've found some very interesting things about my own parents while researching my early childhood for my newest book, The Man In Number 7. You see, I don't have very many memories of my…
I love Christmas cards. I send out about 40 cards in the mail every holiday season. But each year the number that I receive dwindles. Now people send emails. Or they just post a blanket 'Merry Christmas' to everyone on Facebook. This year, my sister and I came up with…
I have been a silent sister. I have sailed above and below her -- I have seen what comes when sisters are taught to view themselves as a cluster instead of individual stars. Starry Story Night held a special event this year on October 30, letting the seven sisters of…
"Fiction is the lie through which we tell the truth," ~ philosopher and writer Albert Camus. As I am nearing the end of the first draft of my new book The Man In Number 7, I realize the impact of Albert's statement. Yes, this book is fiction. And yet it…
That's right cruisers, get out your pencil and paper because we're taking you on a journey worth writing about. Seven days in the Caribbean. Six amazing authors/presenters. Unlimited fun in the sun = Priceless! Whether you're a beginner writer, or more advanced and want to hone your skills, this is…
"Perhaps there is some secret sort of homing instinct in books that brings them to their perfect readers. How delightful if that were true." ~ The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows. A wonderful quote from a book I recently read. I…
Once a year all the Goddesses come out to strut their stuff in Julia Davis Park. And this year you will find me among my sisters. I am sharing a booth with Rochelle Cunningham, author, but more importantly - the Wand Woman. That's right. If you are looking for your…
Since Lady Luck doesn't knock on my door as much as I'd like her to, I learned a long time ago that I needed to create my own opportunities that I want in my life. Sounds easy, right? And it really should be, though it often isn't. I remember one…
We can ask ourselves that question a dozen different times in our life, and come up with a dozen different answers. When I write a story or a novel, the character arc is the journey that the character goes on from start to finish. We start out a certain way,…