The Power of Words
While I was writing Cedar Ridge, one of my writing partners commented that I’d created the perfect villain in Warner Barkley. “I love to hate him!” she said with a wicked chuckle, and I so appreciated that. It meant I’d done my job. I’d created a character using words...Love Appears When (and Where) You Least Expect It
Isn’t that always the way? You really, really, really want to find love, but it eludes you. You’ll see it everywhere but in your own life. Friends pair up while you go on disappointing date after disappointing date, never finding The One. Letting go of expectation is...Take a Chance
There’s a time and a place for playing it safe, but sometimes you gotta take a chance. A few years back, I was working in an office, a “safe” job that came with good benefits and a 40-hour work week. The people were great, but the work so lacked challenge that I was...A Glimpse Into the Future
My new book has only been out for a month, but I’m already working on the next book in the series. There’s no title, yet—not even a working title—but the story line has been circling around the outskirts of my brain, waiting for its turn to be told. Even...Believe
The Universe has your back. It’s hard to believe sometimes, when things go spectacularly wrong. In those instances, it’s easier to believe the Universe is playing a colossal joke with you starring as the butt of gag. And if you’re not looking for the silver lining,...Disruptions and Distractions
Disruptions and distractions—the stuff of nightmares for control freaks everywhere. Even for those less OCD people, these two words have negative connotations. Both indicate interference—in a plan or of focus and concentration. But what if we looked at disruptions and...Taking Stock
Everyone sets intentions and makes resolutions on January 1st, but how many routinely take stock? The process of looking at our lives to see what’s working and what’s not could save time and probably a boatload of heartache and yet, so often, we only take...A Thankful Post
Okay, I know everyone with a blog is posting gratitude articles this month, this week specifically, but this one’s not going to be too very cliché. Yeah, yeah, yeah…you know I’m grateful for my family, for being able to do what I love, for sunsets and sunrises....Tell Me a Story
I’ve always been a storyteller. My parents talk of times from before I can remember about the friends I’d make up—I was an only child until my sister came along when I was 4—and the interesting adventures and rich backgrounds I had for them all. In grade school, I...
