Do You Have a Technology Addiction?
I spend the summer at Chautauqua Institution. The official website describes Chautauqua this way: Chautauqua is dedicated to the exploration of the best in human values and the enrichment of life through a program that explores the important religious, social and political issues of our times. Check this link for a more comprehensive background. Quite a mission, huh?…
Read MoreSunday Inspiration: Love Finds Us
We can look for love all over this world of ours, but more often than not love finds us when and where we least expect it. Perhaps that’s one of the reasons that yesterday, the Supreme Court affirmed marriage for everyone. I give thanks for love wherever and whenever it blooms and to everyone who is swept away by its glorious, transforming…
Read MoreThe Writing Process 2015: The Dreaded Sagging Middle
These posts are a chance to share my journey through my latest novel, When We Were Sisters, starting at ground zero. Today let’s talk about the dreaded sagging middle. Just so you know? I have nothing valuable to say about diets, aging or new exercises to tighten your abs. But since I’m in the middle…
Read MoreSunday Inspiration: Happy Father’s Day!
To all the dads out there, as well as the moms who had a lot to do with making them dads, Happy Fathers Day! The Dove folks did it again with this touching video of women telling their dads-to-be that they are pregnant. Have your tissues handy, and be sure to share this with your “dad.”…
Read MoreBrainstorming 2015
By now if you’ve followed this blog you’ve probably read about my brainstorming group. I’ve blogged each year after we complete a session, and the process is well described in previous posts. You’ll also see bios of my group if you click on that link. Aren’t they great? Serena, Shelley, Casey/Kylie/Connie arrived in Chautauqua, NY…
Read MoreSunday Inspiration: Are you real?
One of my favorite children’s books is The Velveteen Rabbit by Marjorie Williams. Remember it? One reason I love it is because it speaks to children and adults alike. I find this conversation between the Skin Horse and the Velveteen Rabbit especially inspiring. “’Real isn’t how you are made,’ said the Skin Horse. ‘It’s a…
Read MoreThanks to My Wonderful Readers
Last Tuesday I asked you if you would take a moment to let me know which of the three series I’ve done in the recent past you would most like to see continued. Quite honestly I expected just a few responses. You’re busy. I understand. You can’t always follow my blog or stop by my website. But…
Read MoreSunday Inspiration: Leave A Trail
Are you leaving a trail for others to follow? Or are you happy to follow where others lead, secure in their choices? This week I’m going to contemplate the difference. Join me?
Read MoreBook Series: Beginnings, Endings and a Question
During my thirty year writing career my novels have leaped from bookstore shelf to bookstore shelf. And yes! Wow. It’s been thirty years this month since my first novels arrived at your local bookstore. Both were romances. My first book was a “sweet” romance, and while I am epubbing some of my early romances now, you won’t find Brendan’s…
Read MoreSunday Inspiration: The Small, Happy Life
One of life’s great challenges is how to find your own special gift and then share that gift with others. In a column last week David Brooks wrote about “The Small, Happy Life.” He asked readers to send essays on what their purpose for living was and how they had discovered it. To Brooks’ surprise, he learned that many people did not have…
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