I’m an author, so it’s no surprise that I sometimes muse on the power of language. Recently I’ve been thinking a lot about the effects of word choice. With over a million words, English has a particularly rich vocabulary, partly Read more
Today is Mother’s Day in the United States. My younger kid is still away at college, but the older one is taking me to brunch at a lavender farm, which I’m really looking forward to. But the current state of Read more
It’s easy to fall in love with the heroes of a story. I mean, the entire tale is about them, right? They’re the reason we’re here. And villains, they capture our interest too. Personally, I love a really good villain. Read more
Author has been my dream job since I was a little kid. I’m proud of myself for building a writing career and incredibly grateful to have found readers who enjoy my stories. Still, even dream jobs have downsides. So, in Read more
One of my guiding mottos as a writer—and as a person—is that everyone has an interesting story to tell. I think it’s a shame that so many people focus so heavily on celebrities when ordinary folks often have the best Read more