Following dreams and doing your purpose
Following your dreams and doing your purpose while living in the shadow of mortality is what makes life sweet. We had a rough year in 2011. My husband’s health was in crisis, and the whole year we were in “survival mode”—me working three jobs to keep the boat afloat,...Going for Gold: Giving Your Characters Something to Fight For
Honored to have my great friend and fellow crime writer J.C. Martin here on the blog to talk about her awesome debut novel, Oracle–a thriller centered around the Olympics! J.C. is a butt-kicking bookworm–when she isn't writing, she's teaching martial arts...What’s your creative process?
What's your creative process? The creative process is a little different for everyone, sure. For me, it’s connected to daydreaming, and then making and doing stuff. Yeah, I know. Real scientific. I'm in week three of my New Life with mornings free to write, and...Great reviews and bitten nails for Torch Ginger
Launching Torch Ginger has brought great reviews and bitten nails. Deeply, badly bitten. It's an ugly habit and flares up like warts when I'm stressed. Upon much reflection, I’ve decided the feeling of launching a new book is like when you send your five year old off...Leaving a secure job to be a writer–is there a diagnosis for that?
I'm leaving a secure state job in a week. I have a permanent employee number, with a month of sick leave and vacation. It's the kind of job people retire with a pension from. I'm leaving it to be a writer. In this economy? With my husband an artist too? (Yes, yes,...Follow me and receive an email
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