We Believe In You! “I can’t do it,” my daughters would occasionally say about a school assignment. Frustration and anger and self-doubt would roil throughout our house.  Of course they could do the work—they always did—but in the moment, it … Continue reading →

Stay Open To Surprises There’s a steadfast rule that my family must give me at least one book for Christmas. I dutifully provide a list; they dutifully buy off it. One Christmas, though, my husband discovered a book he thought … Continue reading →

There is NO question (Just Do It!) Here’s why I love working with writers: I love learning new perspectives! My client Wendy Miller is hard at work on her extraordinary memoir. In one scene, she’s a widow whose friend tells … Continue reading →

They’re Just Like You and Me When I was eight, I met Princess Diana. I was thrilled when she stopped to talk to me and my friend. Warm, gracious, she asked our names. I told her mine, then my friend … Continue reading →

There’s No Such Thing Who is the best writer? What is the best book? Since childhood, I thought I could strive to be the answer to both—I’mthe best writer and my book would be the best. I’d learn to write so well, I’d win the most … Continue reading →

…Run Toward the Path YOU Want I took up running a million years ago because it was a convenient, cheap way to stay in shape. I had no intention of running races. But was I really a runner if I … Continue reading →

…Not Pressure You’ve heard this advice: to write well you have to read. A lot. And widely. In different genres.  Uh, how, exactly do I find time to read? When I have my day job, family responsibilities, and, oh, trying to find … Continue reading →

Let Them Spur You On! It’s hard to keep the faith in the face of rejection. In the face of time crunches. In the face of a million and one other writing challenges (I’m supposed to know what happens in my own story??) A … Continue reading →

The Possibilities of Writing You know what’s impossible? To learn everything there is about writing. You know what’s possible? To keep learning about writing.  You know what’s impossible? That award-winning bestselling authors know everything about writing.  You know what’s possible? … Continue reading →

It’s Not What You Think For Mother’s Day one year, my teen daughters gave me a wine glass, etched with the phrase “Best. Mom. Ever.” It’s true.  Immodest of me to say, right? When there are literally billions of moms and stepmoms … Continue reading →