Author Life

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it’s okay to be uncomfortable

I’ve always been a solutions oriented person. When things are tough, I look for the answer, the thing that will make it all better. That thing that allows me to put said issue into a box, seal it up tight and store it away. Reader, let me...

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Two Years

April marks the second anniversary of the release of my debut novel and these past two years have felt like an eternity or a blink of an eye depending on how I choose to look at it.  Since its release, many people have said wonderful...

A Chance To Reconnect

Even though it feels a bit like groundhog day (aka 2020 again!), my calendar assures me that it is, in fact, 2022. I’ve never been big about celebrating the launch of a new year—I don’t like to make resolutions and have always found...

Return To Routine

Any parent will tell you that routine is important to maintaining sanity. Unfortunately, kids don’t always feel the same way and when my girls were younger a schedule was nothing more than a pipe dream. For the better part of the last decade...

My First Rejection

You never forget your first. I know that saying is more often used in reference to something else (wink, wink, nudge, nudge) but the same sentiment can also be applied to rejection letters. Recently, while sorting through boxes of papers in my home...