Eat, Pray, Pesto Stain
Since celebrating my anniversary yesterday, I've been thinking about my love for my husband. One thing I don't love is his shirt with the...
Letting Ideas Take Flight
Sometimes people ask me where my story ideas come from. A better question would be, "Where DON'T your story ideas come from?" But I'll go...
True Friends are Stranger than Fiction
I met Christina Berry at my first writing conference in 2006. We did yoga together and shared stories of our very similar personal lives...
God Doesn't Waste Anything
As a writer, I'm told to figure out who my audience is and get my books in front of that audience. For example, I wouldn't do well trying...
How NOT to be a Rock Star Writer
I'm headed to Portland tomorrow to sign books at the Northwest Book Festival. Now that may sound glamorous, but the truth is that most...
Happily Ever Harley
I think Jim and I should have our own reality show--The Rider and the Writer. We come from such different worlds that it could be pretty...