I started seriously writing in 1991. This coming May 2016, I will have been at this profession for twenty-five years. That’s a good milestone. So, here are a few things I’ve learned over the years. I’ll add more as I consider them: No one will believe in you if you don’t believe in yourself. Few…
I have decided that one of the major problems of dating in the last half of life is that we all “know better “ by now. Experience has been a tough teacher. For example, that sarcastic wit I used to find attractive when I was younger I now understand can become a cruel tool. A…
I am one of the most disorganized people in the world. I get alot done, but often with the smoothness of Taz, the Tasmanian Devil. My largest challenge is guarding my “writing” time. This isn’t just time I spend in my office, but time I use to put words on paper. Years ago, I started…
I was sitting at my desk on the sales floor when the phone rang. It was my agent. She told me I sold my book– BORING. It’s what happened but what a snooze. The real story, the important one with life lessons and pot banging, is not about the sale, but of an agent calling…