Let’s face it, most New Year’s resolutions fail. It’s fun to set goals, but it’s hard to establish patterns of success and to maintain enough focused enthusiasm to see those […]
Our last day in Egypt—what a whirlwind! We explored pyramids, rode camels, ate magnificent meals and shopped the bazaar. One thing I loved about Cairo: the temperature hovered in the […]
This month, I’m coordinating posts for the Fictorians. Our theme is about things we’ve learned this year. This post details one principle of writing that I feel I’ve learned a […]
Happy Thanksgiving! Merry Christmas! And if you celebrate other holidays too, I hope those are great this year! I love the holidays! This whole time of year between Thanksgiving and […]
Grandparents love grandkids, and they’re usually not shy about begging for more. The good thing is, they love talking about themselves and telling their stories even more. We can leverage […]
Egypt: Day 4, our last day of the Nile cruise, we took a boat to the temple of Isis, the last bastian of paganism in Egypt. The boats were operated […]
I’m thrilled to announce the release of A Stone’s Throw, the first sequel to the popular YA fantasy Set in Stone. The wait is over, and Connor’s next adventure is […]
If you’re feeling down about your appearance just head to Egypt. The boys and men there love to flatter every woman they see. Several of them (who were trying to […]
Luxor: the last of 4 temples we visited in one day. Anciently, it was connected to the Karnak temple by the avenue of sphinxes. It’s Karnak’s little sister with a […]
If you’ve ever seen Agatha Christie’s movie Death on the Nile, you have glimpsed Karnak. In one scene, the young, headstrong heiress narrowly escaped getting crushed by a block of […]