I was eleven when my grandmother (seated directly behind me) presented a special Christmas gift to my family. She wanted to take everyone to Europe for a 3-week whirlwind tour.…
Last week, in the mail, I received a box. It was a birthday gift from my Dad and what I found inside was priceless. The first on-board to help me…
When I say I started writing young, I mean it. See picture above. My first ever story, I now know, is called micro-fiction, was written at age seven. But, my…
"Too many damn feathers!" my mother replied when I asked her why she stopped making character birthday cakes. This I had asked on my 43rd birthday when I decided I…
Book 5 of a 5-book ghostwritten series is with the editor! So, I've got a little more breathing room as this month comes to a close. Bet you'd never guess…
You know those stores in the airport which offer travel gadgets, snacks, drinks, last-minute souvenirs, postcards, magazines, and that single case of books? That is where I first discovered Clive…
The Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness follows Diana Bishop, Matthew de Claremont, and friends into the past of the 16th century. Traveling the Elizabethan world, they meet characters both…
Last autumn, as we began our monthly book review weeks, I was in the throes of several books at once and posted my thoughts based on the story so far.…
If you've been following this blog for the last few months, you know I began writing my life story. Well, my life story so far, anyway. It seems simple enough,…
This has become the go-to book in many different contexts. You see it on Audible’s book suggestion for those with a free 1-month free trial and for self-help books in…
