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MONDAYS IN PUBLISHING – Why Authors Don’t Publish Every Book They Write

A dear friend and reader messaged me over the weekend to ask where Book 4 of the Heroes & Villains series was. And, Dear Reader, I had to honestly tell her I never published Maria’s book. So let me take you behind the curtain in the Emerald City to get…

MONDAYS IN PUBLISH: What is the right age to get published?

Over the weekend someone shared their fears that they were “too old to publish” on Twitter and, of course, everyone has an opinion. The idea that everything must be accomplished by a certain age is pushed by ageism and misogyny. This is exceptionally prominent in American culture and for American…

Crows…

Several weeks ago I reached about to my friend, J.C. Nelson, whose children are slightly older than my own as I looked for advice on what to do with my teenager who is struggling to decide what to do after high school. J.C. sent a beautiful insight about crows, and…

54 Pounds of Pictures

Imagine if you will the absurdity of shipping 54lbs (24.5kg) of pictures. That’s what is on its way to my house. Fifty-four pounds of pictures. My entire inheritance from my beloved (even when he didn’t deserve it) grandfather who passed away last year. There was something like a coup when…

The Care And Keeping Of Introverts

I am an extrovert. There’s no getting around this fact. As much as I hate get dressed, dragging myself out of the house, and going to see other people I love it. I thrive on conversations. I enjoy meeting new people. I honestly want to hear your life story and…

Talking To Myself

Sitting in bed watching a gas fire in the fireplace I wonder what I would say to a younger me if I could somehow reach back in time. If I could cross the years back to when I was 15 and having one of the worst years of my life….

Celebrating the Little Things

Last week when I did the biweekly grocery shopping event (and with several teenagers at home it is a major event) I decided what my family really needed was a splurge. We’d been rushing around doing choir concerts, ASL learning events, conferences, and job interviews and it felt like we’d…

Occasionally Eric

Many, many years ago, when the internet was young, I was a fourteen-year-old sitting in a quiet house in the windswept plains of Wyoming. It was time for the annual court-appointed visit to my father’s house. He was elsewhere. Maybe working. Maybe sleeping. Maybe drunk. My much-younger siblings were in…

Moving On, Letting Go, And Stepping Forward

2018 has been an interesting year for me. To say it didn’t quite go as planned is an understatement. In January I had some really big plans and a really tight schedule planned out. There was so much I wanted to do that by March I felt burnt out and…

A Sound Too Bright

Sometimes the world is a little too loud, a little too bright, a little too overwhelming. So here’s to everyone who enjoys the silence.