Funny story…I don’t feel like an adult half the time. I mean – I have a day job, I pay bills, I have a kid! But most days I still feel about 25 years old (which, okay, some of you might say, 25 – that’s still an adult) but when I was 25 I was…
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The Art of Lying is NOW Available!!!!
Someone pinch me because I’m not quite sure this is really happening right now – my book, this labor of love, is available for people to actually buy on Amazon, right now! What?!?! I checked my notes and I’ve been working on this baby since 2011, that was the same year my son was…
Rachel’s Painting Playlist
When I write, I need music so I assume that my Main Character, Rachel – in The Art of Lying (available starting April 17th on Amazon) also needs music to create. She’s a painter and getting ready for her own solo art gallery show and is working on her final painting. She loves pop…
Visualization Inspiration for The Art of Lying
Guess what? My debut novel is almost ready to launch! That’s right, The Art of Lying will be available for purchase on Amazon (eBook and Paperback) on Tuesday, April 17th — whoohoo!!!! To get you lovely readers in the mood, I thought I would share some of the visualization inspiration that I used when writing…
Consistent Inconsistency
I have a bad habit of inconsistency. I start projects or goals with so much gusto, so much energy but usually, I fall off in a matter of weeks. I’m very consistent in my inconsistency too as I’ve had this bad habit for years (decades really). Here are a few examples: I started meditating…
7 Things I Learned Rewatching 90s Sitcoms
You guys know how much I love TV right? I mean, I have written quite a few blog posts about it – like here, here, and here – it’s a deep love that has been around for awhile so when one of my old favorites showed up on Hulu, well, you know I had to…
I Hate to Cook, but I Love to Eat!
I’m on a quest this year to take better care of myself and my health. This includes spending time in the kitchen cooking meals with real food. If you love to cook this isn’t hard, but I hate to cook…I’ve had panic attacks in the kitchen while trying to cook. Even just thinking about cooking…
The Process of Learning as an Adult
I’m learning how to play the guitar! My brother gifted me one of his old guitars – a Fender Squier Acousto-Electric – with a lesson book and DVD, some new picks (red, of course), and a really nice soft-sided case. The first day back home with my new instrument, I held it in my hands…
My Reader’s Group is officially OPEN!!
Announcement time!!! My Reader’s Group is officially open and when you join you’ll get my short story anthology, The Hit Parade, for FREE….yup, three short Young Adult coming of age stories totally free!! These stories all feature characters from the YA novels that I am currently writing or will be writing in the near future…
9 Ways to Keep your Inner Child Happy
Sometimes being an adult can really suck – dishes, laundry, bills, work, responsibilities – they all pile up and keep coming like a runaway train. We can’t always take a vacation day (or week or, let’s be honest, a month) when we get stressed out so it’s always a good idea to have some fun…