Every year, after reading and talking to my "source authorities," I write a post about what changes to look for in the coming months. I had decided to eschew tradition this year. Until I began experiencing what they were talking about. (Here's a post I wrote on using change to enhance your writing.) In case you […]

Have you ever started a project that other people thought was impossible? That you thought was impossible? How about something that wasn’t impossible, but would take a long time to finish, like going to college? As an adult, I understand that my life is the sum of every decision I’ve made, even the small ones. […]

Fae Rowen Three weeks ago I wrote about writing lessons I'd received from the kittens I'm fostering. Well, tomorrow I "surrender" them back to the shelter. Now that everyone, including their stellar mom, is larger and more active, I'd like to share some "larger" lessons. around with joy and curiosity, they huddled together in a corner. […]

I love how life hands me "lessons" when I most need them. And it's wonderful when those lessons are tied to a wish... More than a year ago, as I played with my thirteen-year-old Siamese cat, Shogun, I thought, "I'll never have another kitten. Heck, I'll never live with a litter of kittens again." My […]

For those of you who couldn't attend, every year I share the best, the "golden," writing tips and industry advice from the workshops I attend at the Romance Writers of America conference. Joan Johnston: Sherry Thomas: "Mistakes we Made" Group Panel: Julie Cupp and Christy Reese, on self-publishing: Jennifer Crusie on Metaphor and Motif: Kristan Higgins on […]