What else? Is there anything else to be talking about right now? I remember vividly the moment, a few weeks ago, when the enormity of this crisis really hit me. I was sitting on the sofa across from my husband, we were still planning my son’s wedding party and the numbers had started going up […]

Everyone is dealing with an upended new reality what with the pandemic and all. I’ve lost gigs and income but on the whole, I count myself fortunate. And in the grand scheme of things I’ve decided to give back, do what I can to make life a bit more bearable. What can I give back? […]

I keep thinking of people I met along the way who were incredibly talented. They could tap into a child’s perspective with ease, writing from an innocent yet knowing angle that never talked down to the child reader. They could express a child’s deepest concerns in a beautiful way that was accessible to the child […]

I love that serenity prayer: “God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, Courage to change the things I can, And wisdom to know the difference. “ The older I get the more I realize the only thing I can change is myself. My attitude. The work I choose to focus […]

For anyone who might have been waiting for a new blog post, sorry for taking so long to deliver. Life has been way more than frenetic. I’ve been burning the candle at both ends in that during the day I’ve been writing the adult novel and at about midnight to 3 am I’ve been working […]

I feel like a veritable veteran of writing these days. I’ve been writing for 30+ years and published for more than 20. It’s been an extremely tumultuous few weeks and I guess it’s all been too much for my immune system and I’m down with a nasty cold. But I thought I should get down […]

Just reread my previous post on rejection and wow, have things changed. It’s been a very hard summer! Not restful in the least and in fact last spring was also very busy. In fact, darn it! The whole year has been extremely busy! Projects, projects and more projects including a song/story video in the works […]

I’ve always said that in writing, rejection is part of the process. If your stories don’t get rejected, chances are you won’t get better, it’s as simple as that. The first products your imagination comes up with tend to be derivative. Something your subconscious remembers. The brain, like anyone, doesn’t work harder than it has […]

Had a very interesting conversation over the weekend with a lady originally from India. We were talking about The Breadwinner. I have a complicated relationship with this book. When it first came out, I hated it. Still do. Kind of. But…I really like the author Deborah Ellis and I think she had the best of […]

My family is unusual. Me, I am the sports fan whereas my husband could care less. It was one of the things I admired about him when we got married. He wasn’t into watching sports. So it is above ironic that I became the sports person. I see it as halal entertainment. There’s nothing kinky […]