The Phantom Puppeteer
Hypers, chums! Re-reading my Nancy Drew books helped me crack The Formula Fiction Mystery.
How to relax like my dad
Stressed out? Take my dad’s Rx for real relaxation.
A different drummer
Writers! Are you marching according to your divinely appointed Genesis 1 drumbeat? Henry David Thoreau was right.
Bellbottoms vs suits
Indie publishing means never having to say you’re sorry–part of my top 10 1st anniversary learnings.
Late expectations
My “no new books” New Year’s resolution drove me back to my own bookshelf — and Charles Dickens’s Victorian tear-jerkers.
Long story short
What a Hollywood film festival taught me about self-acceptance and why I’m writing for the OTHER 1%.
Top 10 movies with the write stuff
Snuggle in with a great Christmas movie about an author’s life–my top 10 list just might feature your next favorite film!
Rockette rules for rookie writers
There were a few holiday rules at my childhood home. No peeking at presents. No cookies before dinner, especially not frosted ones. And the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade MUST be on TV during the ritualistic preparation of the turkey. My father, the dearest, most naturally comical man on earth, always rose ridiculously early on Thanksgiving morning […]
Lip service
Say what you want about high heels. For me, the defining external hallmark of femininity is the painted lip. Most little girls reach for Mommy’s lipstick as soon as they can toddle. When I spent babysitting money on my first lipstick at 14—a totally inappropriate go-go girl pink–I insisted it made me look like Marlo Thomas. That […]
Third act trousseau
Any good romance movie or book worth its popcorn salt has a wedding right before The End. And romantics like me crave details, dang it, details! I want to see it all–the kneeling proposal, giddy bridal shower, gown shopping, Mendelssohn at the altar–every precious moment. Now, given how ridiculously obsessed with weddings as I am, it […]
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