Chatting with Son 1 the other day brought up a question. Why did you kill her? This isn’t a new question. Folks frequently ask me about why events happen in the novel. I loved her, why did you kill her? …

I can see the back of my fridge. Understand this isn’t a new thing, but after weeks of holiday foodstuffs, the light, airy space of my fridge is welcome. This gaping cavity also extends to the pantry. I let this …

Wham! A great writing idea hits you. You jot down some notes, but are interrupted by some critical thing. Dog, cat, teenager, laundry, sleep….you know, important stuff. Any writers out there know the feeling. Upon returning to your notes, you …

I’ve become a fitness class attendee. This is big for me. I’m not a joiner, never have been. I played tennis because I could play alone. One of the reasons I’ve avoided fitness classes in the past is the abounding …

  I’ve admitted to being a terrible person. It’s okay, I really like me. Being me, finding new peeps is a TV marathon of The Jersey Shore. Imagine my panic when my hair goddess decided to take a sabbatical to …

I’ve been mulling over this post for a couple of weeks. It’s presented me with a struggle. Last night with friends helped crystallize my thoughts or maybe it was the beer. The conversation went like this… C: I told my …

In the grander scheme of building our audience reach, the Beard’s been researching other writers. Not a bad thing, except it fills his head with ideas. Ideas are great things. Writers adore ideas. We covet them, court them, and nurture them. …

Invariably someone, who knows I’m working on a new book, asks the dreaded question. How is the book coming? I liken this to watching reality TV. It’s not that I dislike discussing my writing. I could discuss writing and my …

In addition to writing, I’m a yoga teacher. I discovered yoga at 16 and have been practicing one lineage or another ever since. That’s 30+ years of yoga. Hatha, vinyasa flow, ashtanga, power core, Bikram, and viniyoga/therapeutic yoga are all …

Writing may be something I’ve done my entire literate life, but it’s my third career. I sometimes have the work dream about air traffic control or teaching though I never feel wistful afterwards. I usually wake up with profound relief. …