If you haven’t read “Part 1” and “Part 2” of my of my "Author Anthropology" blog, you may want to read them first to catch up on what...

Welcome to “Part 2” of my “Author Anthropology”. Be sure and read my blog from last week if you want to know about my earlier life. “Part...

I was recently asked to give a presentation about my first book, The RH Factor, to a singles’ group whose members live in my community—a...

If you read my blog titled "Everyone Has a Story", you already know that I am a little obsessed with John Koenig’s book, The Dictionary...

Writing is not my only hobby. There are a lot of other things I enjoy doing, like journaling, reading, playing piano, calligraphy,...

When I’m writing a fiction book, one of my many goals is to make the readers feel like they are there, inside the story with my...

One day when I was searching the internet for new word ideas to use in my book, I came across a very interesting website. It was The...

The easiest answer to the question of how to sell more books is to break down and open your wallet, and hire someone to do it for you....

I have a lot of hobbies, and one of them is playing the piano. I didn’t start taking lessons until I was in my late twenties. When I was...

In my early thirties, I learned to scuba dive. My then boyfriend, now husband, loved to dive, and he made me curious. Not only did his...

Holy cow! Can it really already be January the 15th? Yes, it can. I’m a little behind the eight-ball here, but have decided it’s not too...

Before I decided to use Pax in my first book, The RH Factor, I asked him to come in for an interview. After all, how could I know if he...

It’s book release day! Yay! After multiple edit passes, counting the days while the U.S. Copyright Office approved my request, and...

Self-publishing is a journey—a never-ending adventure of learning. Just when I think I have everything figured out, I discover another...

In case you've never seen the title word of this blog, anticippointment, don't bother to look it up. I will save you some time. You won't...

The best laid plans don't always pan out, but life is too short to beat yourself up about it.