Loves & Hugs
POSTS & LETTERS TO MY SACRED REBELS ACROSS THE WORLD(MADE FROM PIXIE DUST AND MAGIC)
3 things you need to know before you write your book
About 81 percent of Americans desire to write a book and believe they should. That’s over 250 million people in the United States, alone, who want to put their story to paper. If you’re here, that probably means you’re one of them. And yet, only about 305,000 books in...
Not all “screw ups” are ugly
I'd been telling Joe all summer that what I really wanted was to visit the lake. It's less than 10 minutes from our house! ...I think. I haven't actually been there even though we've lived here for over 2 years. Actually, let me back up... I have been there, only not...
Fear is not stationary… something we can keep in our rearview mirror
I'm riding in the buckets over the park, like a ski lift only instead of powder below me it's concrete and sharp fence lines. The bucket bounces gently as it moves along the cable and all I can think is "what do I grab onto when this whole thing breaks and I fall?"...
Starting today is better than tomorrow or never
He said it to me like it was no big deal. "Oh, guess what? I read that the owner of the Goonies House doesn't allow visitors anymore." "What?! But we were just there." "Yeah. Crazy." For those of you who didn't grow up with the Truffle Shuffle, One-Eyed Willie, or...
Jump Start Your Novel
I remember my very first critique group. I couldn’t believe REAL writers had invited me to be a part of them. Pretty sure I wanted to puke as I walked up to the old, colonial house and knocked on the door. In my memory it is fall, but I really can’t remember.