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The craziness of 2020 continues. My husband and I often quote a line from Forrest Gump whenever problems in our lives have been resolved. In the movie, Forrest Gump learns his partner in the [...]

Thanks to everyone who participated in the Trivia Game Giveaway! Here is the cover for Rescue, Jennifer A. Nielsen’s soon-to-be-released historical fiction. The Trivia Game Giveaway lasted less [...]

UPDATE: The contest has ended! Thanks for playing! I’m participating in a trivia game giveaway for the amazing New York Times bestselling author Jennifer A. Nielsen! She’s a talented young adult [...]

When I wrote my January blog post and selected “courage” as my motivational word for 2020, I mainly focused on what might inspire me to complete Thirty Years to Alaska. I had no idea just how [...]

As I reviewed my blog post from last January, I noted the writing goals I’d set for 2019 and my word for the year—commitment. My gut reaction was: total fail! I didn’t accomplish everything I [...]

What a crazy six or seven months I’ve had. And here I thought 2019 was supposed to be my lucky year. Between health and personal challenges, my writing production has been positively shameful. [...]

Last September, I returned my car to the Rental Car Center at Phoenix Sky Harbor only to discover the terminal for my scheduled departure was shut down due to a bomb scare. Shuttles were no [...]

I have a confession to make: I love Mondays. Really. I’m pretty sure I didn’t love them as a teenager or even in my twenties, but as I’ve grown older, I look forward to them. I know it’s a [...]

It’s the twenty-first of December, and it looks like I’m going to make it. Christmas has always been an emotional challenge for me. Whenever I hear someone say this is their favorite time of year [...]

My mom had a thing for proverbs. Not necessarily the biblical ones, but more of what’s known as the common proverbs. Most people are familiar with them: “Two wrongs don’t make a right.” “A bird [...]