You Are Who You Say You Are I identify as a woman. When I’m alone in my house, I still identify as a woman. When I step out my front door, I am fortunate that because my gender identity is … Continue reading →

The Whirligig of Time Let’s say you want some homemade chocolate chip cookies. Do you happen to find them around the house? Or do you make them? Let’s say you want to write. Do you happen to find the time in your … Continue reading →

The Same… Only Different Walt Disney World in Florida has an average annual attendance of more than 58 million visitors (before COVID). Have you been? I’ve had the chance to go dozens of times—most of them when I was 12 … Continue reading →

Carve Out Your Own Space Doesn’t the “Publishing Industry” sound like one giant behemoth? As if there is one god-like boss at the pinnacle and then a steep hierarchy of editors, agents and publicists? And at the bottom, desperately clawing … Continue reading →

Writing Is a Marathon, Not a Sprint Ever run a marathon? Yeah, me neither. (And yay for you if you have, you crazy person!) But to me, writing a book feels like I have. The exciting idea to tackle this goal. … Continue reading →