Writers Everywhere: Can't We All Just Get Along? #playnice
Whether you self-publish or take the traditional route, check out my guest post on playing nice in the sandbox. www.weheartwriting.com.
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The Truth About Self-Publishing
Quora questions featured in Huff Post.
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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.
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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. ...
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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 ...
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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!"
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Your Teen Magazine: Thanksgiving, Not My Favorite Food, But That Doesn't Matter
One of my greatest pleasures is connecting good people with good products. Your Teen is one of my absolute favorite magazines. Anyone with teenage children should be reading this publication, ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Moving Beyond the Farting
Raising our teenage sons to think pink instead of blue. Read my latest blog at Your Teen Magazine.
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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.
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How Can a City of Excellence Not Have a Bookstore?
The world has become so high-tech these days. Last weekend, my husband and I ordered Chipotle take-out from my smart phone and were sent a reply that our order would ...
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A Letter to our Children on September 11, 2001
Dear Jordan and Brandon, Today is September 12, 2001. It is a Wednesday and when you are older you will probably read in the history books about what happened to our country ...
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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’...
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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 ...
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Training for your Triathlon
Recently we had a lovely dinner with our fitness friends. Think lean, no body hair whatsoever, and lots of talk of training and RunKeeper. I casually said to the husband, &...
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The Real Heroes of GSD
When I sat down to write The Mourning After back in 2006, I had no idea that, upon the book’s release seven years later, we would be close to ...
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Seventh Grade Class Trip
We just returned from the seventh grade class trip, and although I would love nothing more than to chillax (chill-relax as the kids call it) on the couch, many of ...
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The School Debate: Let's Put the Gloves Away
“I would never send my child to that school,” said my friend after I toured the local public high school in my community. And while I don’...
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A Special Lesson
As the parents of twin boys, my husband and I have tried to instill in our children the difference between right and wrong, while fine-tuning the delicate balance between holding ...
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