Did you make lofty, ambitious new year resolutions a few weeks ago?  New year’s resolutions are a tradition in our society, and I usually participate.  Then about mid-January, I lose my resolve.  Not always.  One year I set a goal to run my first marathon in October, and I succeeded.  But I’m not disciplined enough [...]

It’s safe to say that the alleged infidelity of Tiger Woods has sparked controversy, debate, and discussion. So what does this have to do with writers? What can writers learn from a media storm like Tiger’s?
A recurring media trend takes place when it comes to big stories. First comes the inciting incident that makes the [...]

With only a dozen days left till Christmas, you may be feeling the pressure. Are you hosting a dinner party or open house? Is your gift shopping completed? Are the decorations up? Are you relaxed and enjoying the holiday season?
Did you answer “no” on that last one? Oops. Perhaps [...]

Divas, of course we love books.  As a Special Project, I’ve launched a site called Chapter 1 Zone to help readers connect with authors through the first chapter of their books.
There’ll be a new chapter 1 posted every week.  This week, the feature is JAMES ROLLINS’ ALTAR OF EDEN.
As well as reading a new first [...]

A child inspired me. I never saw her. Her grandfather and I are members of Emerald Coast Writers and in a pre-meeting discussion we were fawning over our grandkids, as grandparents are licensed (and fully expected) to do.
He had taken his family on a vacation and he and his granddaughter, who is six, were out [...]

Sometimes our lives become so complicated and so full of all the things we “have” to get done or obtain, the things that top of our so-called priority list, that we miss the things that really matter.  It’s not hard in this day and age to get caught up in the hectic pace of life.  [...]

We’re all busy.  Our schedules look like something out of a horror film, and for every item we take off, someone puts two more on.  Grabbing a few minutes for ourselves is hard, and sometimes seemingly impossible.
And yet we are diverse women with broad interests and deep concerns.  We don’t want cotton candy for brains [...]

Having reached the downhill part of this broken wrist marathon and since the pain is all but gone, I’ve had time to reflect on the past six weeks of hell.  One of the things I’ve thought about is that one should never refrain from asking questions of the “in-the-know” (supposedly) people around one. For instance, [...]

For my novel-in-progress REBUILD MY WORLD I’ve had to research photography.  My heroine is a renowned photojournalist who is recovering from a vicious attack.  I am an amateur shutterbug and thought I knew my way around cameras, but boy! Have I had lots to learn. Fortunately there are folks willing to help, including a former [...]