Listen on Spotify When my daughter was in grade school, one of her best buddies was Rachel Kellum. Even then it was apparent Rachel’s...

My novel, Winter Light, successfully launched on Oct. 6, 2020! As part of my ongoing promotion, I recently did a 10-min. interview...

Memoirs have changed so much since Mary Karr made history with the spectacular success of The Liars’ Club in 1995. Before then, memoir...

Winter Light, a novel, now available on preorder If you’ve been following this blog for awhile, you’ve seen this novel’s progress toward...

I had the most pleasant surprise this morning when I opened my email to find a copy of my upcoming novel’s book cover by Jessica Bell,...

Do you recognize the now iconic lament of Lesley Gore’s 1963 hit: “It’s my party and I’ll cry if I want to!” Those words — and more...

Purchase on Martha’s website I want to give a shout-out to my friend and fellow writer, Martha Alderson, who today releases her new...

by Victor Frankl I’ve always thought that as a writer, my first duty is to be curious about people. Not a little curious, but doggedly...

Author Brian David Floyd recently decided everyone everywhere needed inexpensive distraction during this time of shelter-in-place. So he...

I was happy to receive an advance copy of this book. I was even happier to truly appreciate the author’s restraint when it comes to...

by Melanie Faith I grew up in Chicago and about once every winter would wake up to a mountain of snow outside my window and more falling...

I am jazzed to announce The Wind Thief, my second book and first novel, is now available as an ebook through all of the major outlets....

A lot of people I talk to want to build a regular writing habit, but don’t know how. Here’s my process, which works for undertaking...

I have a break in my workday as a personal trainer and fitness instructor and so am writing from my favorite coffee shop (Philz). I’ve...

Fellow author as well as podcaster, screenwriter and psychotherapist Dennis Palumbo has recently had a wonderful how-to article titled...