ACFW Conference…Getting There
On Flight 6011 from New York to Dallas for my second ever writing conference. The plane hasn’t even left the runway and I feel a, shall we say, “Fortunately… Unfortunately” blog coming on. Ahhh, why...
View ArticleTwo Words… *ACFW Post-Conference Reflections
My Spec-Fic Peeps! Andrew Winch, Adam Weisenburger, Charis Seeley, Ben Erlichman & John Otte! When I landed in Dallas, I felt rested, pumped, and…lost. What was the name of the hotel I was...
View ArticleGot Waterfalls?
Hi All! Exactly a year ago, I approached all of you with my hands clasped and my words a begging: “Please JOIN MY BLOG!” Remember that? And so many of you *155 exactly, took a chance on me and my...
View ArticleFare Thee Well 2012 … Hello ’13!
Copyright: Google Images Hi All You Lovely Readers out there! Looking back on this first full year of Blogging and writing, I am amazed at how much we’ve been through. Together. As I continue to...
View ArticleA New Pope and YOLO Thinks
I know, I know, the big news of the day is the New Pope! For the 1.2 billion Catholics around the world, this is Huge, really. And he’s Latino! Heard all about the white smoke and his unique entry,...
View ArticleOne Day. Three Books.
I interrupt this BLOG to make a Public Service Announcement. Two, in fact. After threats to give my laptop a bubble bath by my princesses who are home 24/7, Spring-breaking, I have been warned not to...
View ArticleMeet Laura Anderson Kurk, Author of Glass Girl
I was a thinker from a young age. So I resent the suggestion that young people don’t think. Or have irrelevant experiences. Or just need to grow up. Because those very tender and vulnerable years are...
View ArticleIf You could “Revise” your Life, Would You?
Stephanie Morrill, Creator of GoTeenWriters, wrote a new book. Within a book. Sort of. Think Inception with a YA twist, but no one wakes up tied to a chair or sitting at a desk spinning a top. But...
View ArticleSwimming Through Clouds… The Road to June 1st
June 1st. Who would have thought that when I signed up for the Tough Mudder nine months ago, that this day would also mark the launch of my first book, Swimming Through Clouds. So for the past months,...
View ArticleA Not so Ordinary Interview of author Melissa Tagg
You know that moment when the Hollywood hottie in the long evening gown gets to introduce the nominees of the next Grammy? Well, this is that moment, minus the long dress (wearing sweats right now) and...
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