Behold! The most telling question in the English language. Over the years, I’ve been asked this question or a variation on this question more than once. Normally to strong arm me into making an exception for them or even to keep their name out of an article. I’ve seen versions on television and social media. […]
Why traditional publishing is no longer my goal…
This is not a rant against traditional publishing, though I do have a few things about it that bother me. Namely that the number of rejections well-known published authors received has turned into a badge of honor in this industry when it really should be a comment on the shortsightedness of the industry itself. And […]
Guess what I’ve done this week…
Saturday I shut down my business and you know what I’ve done since then? Diddly squat. Nothing. Nada. And by nothing I mean….I fixed dinner multiple times. Took my kids to the places they needed to go. Worked on helping with an event I had been putting off. Emailed people back who had been waiting […]
So creepy…
What happened last night was just plain creepy. I’ve heard stories of it happening to others but being the type of person I am, I chalked it up to coincidence or cross-advertising between platforms. It’s not that I don’t believe it could happen; I just look for the logical explanation by default. Yet, while I […]
The first Father’s Day….
I have been dreading tomorrow. I didn’t realize how much until the day started creeping closer and closer. It will be the first Father’s Day without my father with us and I knew it was going to be rough. Even now, as I type this, the tears came from nowhere. By now, I would have […]
The hamster wheel…
Get up. Do the thing. Fall in bed. Get up. Do the thing. Fall in bed. Get up. Do. Fall. My daughter had a hamster once. I would sit and watch that thing run on its wheel. Around and around and around. Then it would stop. Get some water. Maybe some food. Run around its […]