A Heartfelt Post

Oh, those handsome, hunky, romance novel heroes…even their foibles and imperfections don’t keep them from stirring up our insides as we read about them. They kind of set real-life men up for failure. What guy can compete with the suave, attractive Josh Carmichael in...

A Fish Out of Water

They say misery loves company…maybe that’s why we all love a good fish-out-of-water story. Not because we’re all miserable, but it’s comforting, reassuring even, to see someone else struggling. And who struggles more than the person who finds themselves in a world...

One Step at a Time

“You should write a book.” People have told me that for I can’t even remember how long. I’ve always loved to write. In school, English class was a cakewalk, and I rarely struggled with essays and papers for other classes. That’s not blowing my own horn, it’s a nerd...

On Writing What I Know

Most people have heard the recommendation to “write what you know”, even those who aren’t writers. That’s pretty solid, logical advice, considering it’s kind of tough to write about things you know nothing about. Where would you get the frame of reference to...