I’m told the heroine of my current work-in-progress (WIP) is pleasant. Ugh. Nice is good, but not memorable. So I’m scratching my head (and various other body parts) to think of a way to make her…well…quirky…but normal. And still nice. She grew up in an Italian-American household with five brothers. … Read More
Loving Ourselves First
The more I write, the more I realize that the idea driving my writing is something I discovered for myself years ago. You see, I’ve been divorced more than once…well, more than twice, actually. At some point, I sat myself down and said, “Self…this is crazy! There may be something … Read More
Ups and Downs of Submissions
After I came back from the RT Convention in April, I was a happy aspiring author. I’d received two requests from agents and one from an editor for my manuscript, California Sunset. I polished it up one more time and sent it off, full of naive confidence. Reality has set … Read More
Choosing a Hat – Part 2
Choosing a Hat – Part 2 Perhaps a white hat, then. There seemed to be a perfect hat on the rack. She tried it on and looked in the mirror, tilting her head this way and then that. She thought it would do, but wasn’t interrupted by a cough. She … Read More
Choosing a Hat – Part 1
It’s my firm belief that unless we learn to love ourselves unconditionally, we can never truly love another person. This theme runs through much of what I’ve written, from short stories to my recently completed novel. Enjoy the story…I’ll be posting part 2 in the next few weeks. Choosing a … Read More