In a world where we’re constantly comparing ourselves to others and feeling the pressure to meet high expectations, the idea of “You are enough” stands out as a powerful yet necessary concept. Robert Greene shares…
As an author, I find it difficult to share deep feelings and thoughts—unless they come from my characters. I write about downtrodden people, social outcasts, marginalized communities, and those isolated by their differences. The things…
Banned Books Week launched in 1982 in response to a sudden surge in the number of challenges to books in libraries, bookstores, and schools. By focusing on the efforts to remove or restrict access to…
Gender Queer was the #1 most banned book in 2023. Here’s a quick bit about the book. In 2014, Maia Kobabe, who uses e/em/eir pronouns, thought that a comic of reading statistics would be the…
Dee Carver (my web designer) clued me in about a unique Cyber sale this week. She and Coffee Time Romance are partnering to offer some serious discounts on promo, web services, and marketing. If…
Babs Hightower of BabsBookBistro was an awesome personal assistant. She did a prodigious amount of work for me. She even took care of things for me over a long holiday weekend because I hadn’t had…
Author façade. Do those words go together? Yes. When people ask me what I do, I could say I’m a wife or mother. I could say I’m a veteran. Or retired. Or any number of things.…
You might not be aware, but writing can be hazardous to your health. For example, carpal tunnel syndrome affects millions and is a serious threat to many writers. I had surgery (called a carpal tunnel…
Why write about romantic spring date ideas? Because I believe in romance. The motto in my logo and on my website is Romance Lives Forever. I’ve been married 43 years to the same guy and we…
I was working at home on 9/11/2001. I was an administrative assistant back then. I had not yet published my first book, and was just sitting at my computer, working away. My son called from…