The Tortoise and the Media I read a feel-good story about a couple, Erika and Jay Johnson, both veterinarians, whose ringbearer at their wedding was a pet tortoise. The story caught my eye because it’s unique, right? It got me … Continue reading →

Celebrate Your Strengths There are some things I’m good at, some things I learn and some things I’m never gonna master (ahem, marketing). When it comes to writing—and publishing and selling—that covers a lot of ground. I think I’m good at … Continue reading →

The Power of Yoga (Sort of…) My history with yoga: hate.  I actually have nothing against yoga! Or people who dedicate themselves to it. Whenever I tried it, though, it was never right for me. And the more people encouraged me to … Continue reading →

Finding Joy in Writing Is there a part of writing that, no matter how you try to psyche yourself up, you simply dread it? Brainstorming? Drafting? Revision? Querying? Marketing? (All of the above?? 🙂 ) While there are always challenges at … Continue reading →

Writing Resolutions Have you made your new year’s resolutions for your writing life yet? Determined how many words you’ll write every day or every week? Or how many minutes you’ll devote to your craft?  I’ve done all of that in … Continue reading →

Holiday Traditions My family celebrates Christmas and it’s a big deal. We’re into decorations, gift giving and… traditions.  I hadn’t realized how important those traditions are to my own two teenagers until we started decorating our house this season. We’ve lived in … Continue reading →

Turning Yoda’s Wisdom on Its Head With all due respect to Yoda, the Star Wars Jedi guru is full of s**t.  “Do or do not. There is no try,” he says to Luke Skywalker, a budding Jedi he’s training in Empire Strikes Back. … Continue reading →

Our Writer SuperPower How do you see yourself? As a smart, capable, persevering person that others see you as? Or do you scoff if you’re complimented? If they only knew the real me, you may think. It’s no secret that … Continue reading →

Assumptions Aren’t Facts My teen daughter asked me to pick her up at an event outside the city. Dutifully, I arrived on time and texted her to say I was waiting. Then I waited. And waited. It was unlike her … Continue reading →

Invisible AND Impactful I’ve read books that I love, love, love and keep re-reading.  I’ve read books that are meh. After I’m done, they sit on my shelf and that’s that.  I’ve read books that, well, I never finished reading.  Don’t we all … Continue reading →