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Gender roles from a four year-old’s perspective

Gender roles from a four year-old’s perspective

I’m a people watcher by nature. I love it. Put me on a park bench in front of Wal-Mart and I could entertain myself for days. There are characters created by nature that even some of the best writers could not come up with in [Read more…]

The self-publishing journey is no longer a solo trek.

The self-publishing journey is no longer a solo trek.

When I finished writing my novel November 2008, I felt accomplished and proud for about five minutes, followed by a crash of insecurity and fear in not knowing how I would share it with the masses. In spite of my two degrees and decades of [Read more…]

Everybody’s Free to Wear Sunscreen

Everybody’s Free to Wear Sunscreen

You remember that song, right? I had completely forgotten it until it came on a 90’s radio station I was listening to the other day. It came out my freshman year of high school and though at the time, I thought it was really lame, [Read more…]

Writing from your heart -OR- for your pocketbook.

Writing from your heart -OR- for your pocketbook.

Over the last couple of weeks, I have been tentatively taking steps to begin my second novel. It’s become a more self-actualizing process than I anticipated and has forced me to ask a lot of questions about myself as a writer and where I want [Read more…]