March 21 marked Naw-Rúz, the Spring Equinox. With the arrival of the season of renewal and regrowth, I am feeling refreshed and rejuvenated. Followi…Read more

Throughout my twenty year teaching career, I have learned that there are many ways to write. There are efficient and effective ways, and then there …Read more

From Writing Alone to Writing with Friends  In the summer of 2024, I published my first young adult novel—the first in a trilogy. That book had t…Read more

For years, I told myself I wanted to write a book. What I did not realize was that wanting to write and allowing myself to write were two very di…Read more

Celebrating Community Members' Writing I started the weekly newsletter to talk about writing—to share my own words and other writers' too. I wan…Read more

The first week in February, I went to a writing retreat at the Hilton Hotel in Pensacola Beach, Florida. It was organized by a friend for friends wh…Read more

Marketing a book starts long before a book is published. In its simplest form, it is telling your friends and family that you are writing a book. It…Read more

I’m a big believer in prayer and writing as means for solving problems, so it’s only fitting that I’ve woven them together in many of my projects. …Read more

January through March is a time of reflection and renewal for me. It is a season to think, plan, and experiment. January first marks the start of…Read more