How I Got Published, a Bedtime Story
A true story, the “take-a-seat, this-may-take-awhile” bedtime story that I tell my six year-old daughter to explain how I ended up as a Debutante Author of a book that will be published in less than – holy smokes – four months: Once upon a time, there was a little girl who wanted to write. Her [...]
Kiss Me, Baby!
Ah, young love. Come on, you remember … those single and early double digit years, before we got older and life started showing up in mortgage payments, grocery lists, and — God help us — $4.65 Frappucinos. Those were the innocent years, filled with wishes and endless possibilties (“When I grow up, I want to [...]
What I Did On My Summer Vacation
Now I don’t know about the rest of you, but I’ve been doing pretty well these past couple of decades without Disneyland. This is not meant as a criticism in ANY way to those who you who frequent the 160+ acre playground/fantasyland/shopping mall, but I’m just saying that planning a trip to said place takes, [...]
Who Has Time for Chocolate with All This Grogging Going On?
First off, let me start by saying that grogging is hard work. It requires thought which requires a brain, and at the moment, I can’t say that mine is fully functioning. That, and it interferes with my chocolate-eating schedule. Like most women, I have a lot going on. Family, kids, laundry, bills, new book coming [...]
Good Blog, Good Blog – Now Sit!
Having a blog is hard work! And, to make matters worse, I’m on the road and at the mercy of … yes, it still exists … dial-up. I wish I could say I was on a prelim book signing tour for my novel, GOOD THINGS: A Novel, which is due out February 2007 by Berkley [...]
Husbands Who Support Women Who Write
I have to tell you that it is SO LOVELY having a husband who writes, who actively co-parents your children, and who buys you heaps of chocolate when he knows you’re facing a deadline. We also work together running our business, so suffice it to say that we spend A LOT of time together. Anyway, [...]
The Best Job in the World!
I am referring, of course, to motherhood. I guess that should be Motherhood. And it really is awesome … most of the time … and completely fulfilling … whatever that means … and I wouldn’t trade it for the world … that is the truth … But here’s a quick run-down of the past half [...]
Dream Job – Fact vs. Fiction
So here it is … the cover of my book, GOOD THINGS: A Novel. I happen to have the file handy because I am supposed to be working on the final edits for the manuscript, which is due to be published in early ’07 by Berkley Books (Penguin USA). I have some major changes to [...]
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