Recently a friend and I were commiserating about our crazy fall schedules. And this autumn seems especially busy-busy-busy to me. I’ve got lots of friends and family who have retired or are planning to retire soon. While I am certainly old enough to retire, that word doesn’t seem to be in my vocabulary. And I’m good with that. I'm loving my full life. Writing My fall writing schedule … [Read more...]
How’s Your Reading Year?
2022 is almost half over, so I thought it was time for a reading update. This is my tenth year to participate in the Goodreads Reading Challenge (2013 was my first year). Tracking my reading in Goodreads has not only helped me read more books, but I am better about reviewing them, too. As a bonus, reviewing helps me remember what I liked or disliked about a book. Last Saturday, I … [Read more...]
Every book has a journey of its own
Last Tuesday (June 7), my latest novel arrived online and in bookstores. I’ll Be Seeing You is my 86th release. (To learn more about the story, visit the book page on my website.) As the title of this post says, every book has its own journey. The journey of I’ll Be Seeing You was bumpy, the kind of journey that can leave a writer feeling “less than.” The lockdowns of 2020 had … [Read more...]
Long Ago and Far Away
In March 1981, I took a yellow legal pad and wrote the opening line of what would become my first published novel. While I had toyed with writing both in high school and as a young adult, I hadn’t given serious thought to writing a novel until the fall of 1980. A number of things played into this growing desire inside of me, but the final straw was reading a book with an ending that didn’t satisfy … [Read more...]
What does “really liked” mean?
As a reader, I love Goodreads. I especially love seeing the reviews by my friends because that often means I discover books I wouldn’t have read otherwise. But I am also an author, and I have struggled with putting ratings on books. So for a long time, I only rated my 5 star reads. All other books, many of which I loved, got a review but no rating. The problem with that is, I don’t get an … [Read more...]
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