I just got home from watching the ‘Crawdad’ movie. I’m not sure why I was so moved by it, but I kept thinking…how atmospheric and...

When I started writing in 2009 as a humor columnist, I wrote in 800-word sound bites that wrapped up neatly and made people laugh, but...

Summer 2022 is almost here, and I didn’t know, back in the quiet, rain-drenched, fall…that a bumpy road was ahead! Thus far, my writing...

My oldest daughter Bonnie, gifted me a Storyworth book in the spring of 2021, which is a series of questions picked out by my grown kids...

As I finish up Book Two in the Olivia Callahan Suspense series, I’m thinking about what a huge effort it is to take a story from idea to...

“Write what disturbs you, what you fear, what you have not been willing to speak about. Be willing to be split open.” — Natalie Goldberg...

I remember when a summer night was an excuse to get out of the house, find the nearest outdoor bar with ambiance (or not), drink Long...

I just want to be grateful for a hot minute. I’ve been writing a long time, and it’s an isolating affair, and often writers feel like...

1) Tell us about Olivia Callahan, the protagonist of your latest release, The Deadening. Sure! Olivia is 38 years old, has auburn, curly...

I love this store. Mostly the prices. I had a serious melt-down, sloppy-cry moment yesterday. It started out as an ordinary day…morning...

It was all my idea. When my husband found out he had a couple extra days free before his new job began, he wanted to do something...

Fran Lewis is a legend with writers. She is a professional reader, an author, and a person of note. She gave me a list of questions about...

I just got off the phone with a lovely board member of one of the organizations that wanted an author panel, and they are so looking...

I often add kids into my stories, and I guess it’s because in spite of the fact that mine are all grown now, there are still issues. I...

Over the past four weeks I’ve discovered Book Brush and designed about twenty images like the one below. It’s an awesome tool, but I...

So, today, the Level Best Authors promotion group I’m a part of had their first joint post on a host blog. The question we all answered...

HI there and welcome to Crazy Town. At least that’s where I am right now. So busy I don’t have much time to bemoan our political...

The marsh grass is the color of wheat, now. Little did I know, that when we bought this house, the lowcountry marsh behind it would...

Attending church was the one day I absolutely counted on to dress up a little, force myself to put on a decent amount of makeup, and head...

Uhh… With a start, I remembered the time I had inadvertently puckered ugly lipstick stains on the inside of my mask. No use wearing...