Hello, World!

Anybody feel a bit of shock and disorientation upon completion of a draft? As if you’d just emerged from some kind of cave – or more accura...

First Draft Complete -- Woo Hoo!

There were times I thought I would never get this far with this story, but I am happy to announce that the first draft of VOLTAGE is complet...

The Nerd and the Jock

Last week, I googled up the symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome and was not happy to discover that it manifests as tingling sensations like n...

Teens Who Write and First Impressions

I guess it’s all about Gabbey on the blog this week! No sooner had summer vacation started, than Gabbey asked me to help her with one of h...

Mom Bragging Rights

After posting that picture of toddler-Gabbey last week, I owe her one! And besides, this is worth bragging about. Gone are the days when G...

Summer of 2011 Goals

I’m writing this on Sunday and scheduling it to post on Friday – which will be my first day of summer vacation. (Boy, I wish I could jump ah...

Stuck?

When my daughter Gabbey was little, she was prone to getting herself into awkward situations and then yelling STUCK! at the top of her lung...