It’s true that Lisa Bernard is a friend of mine – especially after writing this amazing article about me. But I was completely blown away by this wonderful review of my work. It makes me feel that perhaps I’m not an impostor after all, and that my books mean something to readers. Her blog is…
’Tis the season when thoughts inevitably turn to Halloween. For some, this means delightful dressing up, pumpkins, and candy. For others, gigantic skeletons, gravestones, and other spooky paraphernalia suddenly appear in their front gardens. These appear to be the two sides of the supernatural—a source of fascination offering either a frisson of fear, or a…
Mitzy Sky is the multi-talented author of articles, a blog, and now, her first book of poetry, entitled Top of the Zinc Roof. It’s a wonderful book that traces her story from her childhood in Jamaica, to her first days in the United States, and the way she triumphed over adversity to become the strong…
Barbara Josselsohn is a contemporary women’s fiction novelist who has recently branched out into historical fiction. The first book in what I hope will be a long string of them is titled Secrets of an Italian Island, and takes place just before and into World War Two. Unlike other WW2 novels I’ve read, this dual-timeline…
I’m excited to tell you that the book launch for my debut novel, A Beginner’s Guide to Starting Over, is coming up this Sunday, April 23, at 4pm, at Byrd’s Books in Bethel, CT. I couldn’t have come this far without the support of my readers and writer friends, so thank you! If you can,…
What the…? Why did my friend Carla Damron (author of The Orchid Tattoo) let me use this photo of her inimitable cat Dickens? If you’d like to find out, download this bonus short story about a feline character in my novel, A Beginner’s Guide to Starting Over: Hemingway Comes to Stay… The cat in the…
I thought you might enjoy this Valentine’s Day extract from A Beginner’s Guide to Starting Over… Luke (Molly’s employee at the bookstore) took a bite of the home-baked, heart-shaped cookie Molly had just offered him. She’d brought a plateful of them into work that morning. “Hmm. Not bad. I think I’ll save one for later,…
This is a fabulous post from Sandra Beckwith at Build Book Buzz – it has some of the most creative gifts for writers (and readers) that I’ve seen. I thought you might appreciate the ideas – even if you only buy them for yourself. I have my eye on #7… There’s nothing better on a…
