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Writing Tip #2:  I Got Music   Music sets an emotional wash over the atmosphere.  Most of us have had the experience of a tune that rolls around in our mind, popping up at unpredictable moments.  Right now, mine is “I’m Sexy and I Know it” that I danced to a few weeks ago at… Read more

Writing Tip # 1: Rhythm   At first glance, writing tip number one doesn’t seem to be about writing, but rather recommendations for health from the newest neurological research. In fact, putting rhythm in your life frees your mind to float into all its various corners (or rather curlicues,) meandering to explore the caves, fields,… Read more

  You, my fans, readers, and social media connections inspired me.  Some time ago, I posted one of my paintings and then, prodded,  wrote a blog about the inspiring bird.  One of you suggested I write a children’s story.  Considering the suggestion, while  hunting for a way to combine my writing and my art, I made… Read more

  Last week it came in the mail! A carton of paperback books of A Gift for My Sister. Excitedly, I slit the tape on the box to view a new version of my novel. A digitalized photo of the cover had been emailed, so I knew it would be similar to the hardcover that… Read more

The Super Bowl is one of the American events I usually watch and turn into a party.  After all, my children’s father played professional football, and my son was the senior running back when his high school won the Division 1 state championship and played in a minor bowl game during his college years before… Read more

  I’m often asked how I write, how I am sufficiently disciplined to actually get books completed, so I thought I’d share some of my tricks and routines. First, I’ve been writing since eighth grade, jonesing for the feeling I received completing an assignment. We were asked to write thank you notes for a painting… Read more

Last Monday, we had our cookie exchange, and  I was sick! I sat in a corner so I didn’t infect my friends,  passed out my goodies and left heartbroken to miss one of the highlights of my year.  Any of you who’ve read The Christmas Cookie Club have a sense of how much fun the… Read more

    Phil Donahue and me! When A Gift for my Sister hit the stands in May, its marketing was done via the Internet. Traditionally published, Emily Bestler Books, an imprint of Atria, part of the Simon and Schuster publishing empire, sent out promo packets to print and Internet reviewers via email.   My appearances were… Read more