What It’s Like To Be A Writer
Click image below for my 30-minute interview with author and podcaster Jennifer Milius of the TufFish show. She asked many thought-provoking and revealing questions about my book, Feathers in the...
View ArticleREADER’S FAVORITE 🥇 GOLD MEDAL WINNER
GOOD NEWS, Y’ALL! I just found out that Feathers in the Sand won the gold medal (first prize) in the Readers Favorite Awards, category of Women’s Fiction. I am so happy about this because lately I’ve...
View Article53 Free Empowering Novels
Looking for something good to read? Here are 53 Empowering, Transformational Fiction books and they’re all FREE. You don’t need to read them ALL… just pick and choose the ones that strike your...
View ArticleHome-made Caramel Corn
In my latest novel, Feathers in the Sand, Eva and Kalila make caramel corn to munch on at the theatre. Want to try it at home? October is the perfect time of year to enjoy this sweet and salty,...
View ArticleStaring Into Space
Okay, I admit it. I laughed out loud when I saw this meme, but the fact of the matter is that there is SO much truth to this. In fact, I’ve just been staring off into space for the last several...
View ArticleSavoring Sunrises
When Was the Last Time You Watched a Sunrise? About the time I was getting the idea for my new Seahaven Sunrise series of women’s novels, I was staying at my favorite place in Maine- Ogunquit. I...
View ArticleThe Lost Art of Letter Writing
Back in the “old days,” I was an avid letter writer. There was no such thing as email or texting back in the 70’s when I was in high school and college. I had a few pen pals (one in England, one in...
View ArticleDo You Love Getting Snail Mail?
Wouldn’t it be great to get something in the mail that isn’t invoices or marketing flyers? Well, in honor of National Letter Writing Month, I’m going to send YOU some honest-to-goodness SNAIL MAIL!...
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Octavia Butler (1947 – 2006) was an American author and a multiple recipient of the Hugo and Nebula awards. Her internationally acclaimed novels that you might be familiar with are Kindred, Parable of...
View ArticleOne Year Birthday!
🥇 Reader’s Favorite Gold Medal Winner: Women’s Fiction Savor a breath of fresh salty air in this feel-good story about one woman’s journey back to her daughter . . . back to happiness . . . back to...
View ArticleHow Does a Novel Get Published?
After Writing a Book, What is the Next Step? Good question, as the final draft of Sea Glass Memories (Seahaven Sunrise Book 2) is complete (phew!), and I am feeling proud and excited! There are a few...
View ArticleWhy I Love Writing Fiction
In sixth grade, my English teacher gave the assignment to write a short story, and I had so much fun writing about a little girl who discovered an underground cat colony, that I turned in a 60-page...
View ArticleMore Than a Summer Beach Read!
This empowering novel is much more than a “summer beach read.” Soul challenges, as well as new beginnings, are treated with realism and respect for unusual relationships. In addition, the author uses...
View ArticleThose Powerful In-Between Times
There’s a word I’ve come to appreciate over the years. Liminal comes from the Latin word līmen, meaning “a threshold.” Liminality is the quality of ambiguity or disorientation that occurs in the...
View ArticleThis is Dedicated…
I love coming up with the dedication page for my books! I dedicated Feathers in the Sand (Seahaven Sunrise Book 1) to my older brothers John and Joe, because of the special relationship that Eva has...
View ArticleA Tribute to Grover’s Corners
“EMILY: “Does anyone ever realize life while they live it…every, every minute?” STAGE MANAGER: “No. Saints and poets maybe…they do some.” ― Thornton Wilder, Our Town I was only fourteen years old when...
View ArticleSea Glass Memories is Here!
Today’s the day! Sea Glass Memories is in the world at last and I am full of joy to share this new release with you all. This is the second book in my Seahaven Sunrise series, but it works beautifully...
View ArticleCompassionate Friends Donation
Compassionate Friends is a self-help organization offering friendship, understanding, and hope to bereaved families that have experienced the death of a child. Because one of the main characters in my...
View ArticleNo One Is Alone
My favorite musical of all time is Into the Woods (I’m partial to the Broadway version as opposed to the musical). Several fairy tale characters set out on a journey separately, each with their own...
View ArticleA Fun Halloween Scavenger Hunt
One of my favorite parts of writing the new release Sea Glass Memories (women’s fiction with a splash of romance) was creating the “Great Big Seahaven Halloween Scavenger Hunt” and then sending Elana...
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