Writers write from life. Fiction needs to be believable or else readers won’t be pulled into the story. Right now, there is more truth in fiction than can be found…
Is Honesty A Lost Virtue?
Looking for a Book Cover Design
This January, I finished revising my third novel, a historical one, as different in feel from the first two I’ve written, as the second was from the first. It’s about…
Musings About The Irish
As St. Patrick’s Day comes around again, I think about the Irish and their beautiful country. Half my debut novel, A Cry From The Deep, is set in Ireland, from…
Looking for Love in a Mad World
I’ve been so troubled by what’s going on in Gaza and the Ukraine, that I’ve been glued to the news on TV and my Twitter timeline. I’ve been neglecting my…
Ukraine and the Russian Bully
Ordinarily, I wouldn’t be using my blog to write about politics in the Ukraine, but what is happening there is very dear to my heart. My grandparents and parents came…
Taking Stock
With a month to go before spring raises its lovely head. I’ve been taking stock. My husband, Robert, and I just got back from touring Machu Picchu and a trip…
Writing Family History
I’m back to working on my baba’s story, NO TIME FOR TEARS, which is essentially an immigrant’s story. It’ll be published as a novel, as I’ve had to do a…