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  • Summer Giveaway!

    Click here to enter to win a signed copy of my bestselling novel, WHAT WE LEAVE BEHIND. For any woman who has loved and lost and wondered what could've ...

  • Guest Blogger: Women Writers, Women's Books

    Thank you to Women Writers, Women's Books for featuring my guest blog about never giving up. Writing is an oftentimes lonely, solitary sport. We've all felt like throwing ...

  • Welcome to BookEnds!

    I'm thrilled and excited to join BookEnds Literary Agency. Read on about my writing process and my amazing agent, Kim Lionetti!

  • 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 ...