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  • Giveaway!

    Grateful to Bethany Clark at One Book At A Time for the opportunity to share my writing tips with aspiring authors. Check out the blog and enter to win ...

  • Guest Blog: Grown & Flown

    Do you have kids? If so, you must follow Grown & Flown. Their site and blogs are the most informative and meaningful out there. Grab the hankies, because "parenting never ...

  • How Emily Doe Touched Our Family

    Today I had the good fortune of driving my sixteen-year-old son to an appointment thirty-five minutes from our home. Now that the boys are driving, our time together in the ...

  • Happy Birthday, Mom

    Mom wasn't easy in her early seventies. I have to believe that we had her for her very best years and now she's kicking back watching us from ...

  • Publishing Tips for Authors

    As promised, and in keeping with my tradition to PAY IT FORWARD, I am sharing some tips on how to succeed in publishing your first book.

  • Top Ten Greatest Day Ever

    Today I had the honor of speaking at West Boca Raton High School to the 11th grade Honors English class. Their amazing teacher, Lauren Schneider, decided to change things up. ...

  • The Business of Publishing

    So you want to write a book? Today it is easier than ever to see your words in print. While easy doesn't always translate into success, it means that ...

  • Miami Book Fair International 2014

    To quote Judy Melinek, forensic pathologist and author of Working Stiff, book fair is "a lot like getting lost in a bookstore but with people instead of books!"

  • Hot Car

    If you’re from Florida, don’t blink, because if you do, you’re sure to close your eyes in summer and open them to the start ...

  • Re-entry

    Our twin boys return from sleep away camp in a few hours. Wishing for their return means wishing the summer away, and closing their cabin door means stepping into a ...

  • Every Day is Mother's Day

    Thank you for thinking about me today. Mother's Day takes an already difficult day and makes it harder. Every day is a hard day.

  • I'm a Girl, But I Love Football

    It’s that time of year again. I know. My female friends spurn me for feeding into the frenzy created by the men in their life. I can’...

  • Collect Moments Not Things

    For years I had carried around a very large purse (a “portable CVS” as my mother used to call it) brimming with everything from matches to a first ...