My Immigrant Connection
Mary was seventeen years old and in the throes of an unwanted predicament. A bright, bold, attractive young woman, she had dreams of an...
Tijuana sunsets
Our stories are the juice that fuels this life.
What does "It's time" even look like?
You’ve wanted to write a book for some time now. You know it will have an impact and expand your reach. But you also know it’s a big...
How's the book coming along?
December is follow-up month for me. I invest time reaching out to women who, at some point in the past, expressed their desire to write a...
What I wish I'd known
Back in 2018, I published my first book. It was an intentionally short forty-ish page guide for first-time women authors that answered...
When your passion takes a turn
You know the moment your passion takes a turn. “Hard a-starboard,” it yells from deep inside your soul. It might begin slowly, as a...
Are you ready? Let's define ready.
Are you ready to right a book?
You can't unhear feedback
Everybody has an opinion and most are far too willing to share it. Unfortunately, what I call amateur feedback is among the most costly...
Should you bother to write a book?
It was 2 AM, and I was flopping around in bed like a fresh-caught mackerel that was dropped on the dock. It’s the night before my first...
Want your book done in 2023? Here’s your 4 must-do-right-nows
If you are a first-time author who wants to get your book into the world in 2023, I have some tough news. It’s dangerously close to too...