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An Author's Life, Why YA Matters

YA is Everywhere

What books have you read lately? What movies have you seen? Unless you’ve been holed up in a cellar for the past year, there’s a good chance that you ran…

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January 4, 2015
Agent Search, Daily Life

The Future is What You Make of It

2012 is well under way, and I’ve come to the realization that my future is in my own hands.  My successes and failures are both completely in my control, and…

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March 4, 2012
Daily Life

40

I’m 40 years old today. No bells are chiming to announce the event. No fireworks are exploding in the sky. And, no thunderous applause is being heard at my expense.…

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March 18, 2012
  • Daily Life,  My Children

    An Open Letter to My Daughter on Her 21st Birthday

    October 28, 2015 /

    Dear baby girl, Happy birthday, my love. And congratulations on making it in one piece to this incredible milestone in your life. That’s not to say there haven’t been some bumps and potholes along the way, but then who in life can say they haven’t experienced the same? Now that you’re an adult, there are some words of wisdom I need to share. Much of it comes from my own experience. And some comes from just paying attention to the world around you. So pay attention. Your siblings are your lifeline. Friends will come and go, but your siblings are forever. Lean on one another during the hard times. Cry on…

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    Do You Have a Tribe?

    July 28, 2015 /

    When you think of the word “tribe”, you probably think of native people living together in groups, living off the land. But it can also have another meaning. A tribe can be those with like minds and similar interests that support one another, and in my world it’s a community of authors, bloggers, and other bookish types with like goals that aspire to lift as they climb. I wouldn’t be where I am today without them. Everyone needs a tribe. Whether you’re a stay-at-home mom, PTSD survivor, recovering alcoholic – we all need people in our lives who make us strive to be more…do more. For many years, I kept to…

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