Ring the Alarm

In case I haven’t told you guys before, one of my favorite authors is Barbara Delinsky. I like her simple writing, her description of people is spot on and I love the fact that she keeps her fiction clean—no bad language at all. (This is in her later works, her earlier books have a few [...]

The Here and Now

As a hairstylist, your day changes constantly. It’s full of surprises. A typical day could go something like this:

9:00 a.m. My first client called saying she’s running ten minutes late. I chat with co-workers and play with my hair. More hairspray here, straighten side part, turn head side to side—done! Fabulous.

9:15 a.m. [...]

“Girl, You Ain’t All That!”

So I  mentioned to you last week, that my mother told me that I’m not all that. I have a loving mother and the comment sounds harsh, so let me give you some background information.

I was sitting at the kitchen table complaining about my lot in life. You know the whole ungrateful spiel [...]

RAWSISTAZ

As a new author, do you ever feel lost in the sea of veteran bestselling authors? (I know I do. My mother just told me, “Girl, you are not all that.”  More on that next week…) Sometimes it makes me wonder, how can I get people to read my books when they already trust their [...]

It Takes a Village

The people we need in our life to keep us going. [...]

Greener Grass

Everybody thinks that if they write like someone else than they would be happier. [...]

Keeping the Joy

Keeping your joy when the writing business gets you down. [...]

Fake It ’til You Make It

Faking confidence will result in real confidence. [...]