Finding Balance

Finding Balance

by | Aug 5, 2022 | Musings

Almost six months have passed since I published Mosaic Heart: Pieces of an Unfinished Life. It’s hard to believe that she has been out in the world for almost half a year already. And although I say this to authors consistently, it’s also hard to believe how much...
Out From Behind the Curtain

Out From Behind the Curtain

by | Mar 10, 2022 | Musings

I was asked in a recent podcast interview why it took me over ten years to bring my book to life. The question was posed, thinking I had written my memoir recently. I clarified that I actually had been writing it for a very long time—I’d kept my pen to paper and...
A Life of Its Own

A Life of Its Own

by | Feb 4, 2022 | Musings

Never before have the insights I share with authors been as “up front and center” as they are right now. Since late December, I’ve heard these words play over and over in my mind, and in the last two weeks, they’ve become even more insistent: “A book takes on a life...
Sometimes We Hit Walls

Sometimes We Hit Walls

by | May 27, 2021 | Musings

Yes, sometimes during the course of writing our books, we hit walls. For a variety of reasons, it can happen during the writing process, especially as life gets in the way. But, did you know it can also happen during the editing process? And that’s when it can be even...
To Edit or Not to Edit–That Is the Question!

To Edit or Not to Edit–That Is the Question!

by | Feb 23, 2021 | Musings

This seems to be the question many writers ask—as they contemplate whether or not their manuscript needs to be edited. Actually, oftentimes writers come to the publishing process believing their manuscript only needs to be proofread. At most, they may think it needs a...