Since Laura Andrade’s book, Four Seconds, came out several months ago, I’ve had a few people approach me, hoping to be able to tell their stories of addiction and recovery. Since I can’t help everyone one-on-one to write their own stories, I wanted to share a few tips about how to start your story, especially…
For the last several years, I’ve been working on a book with a friend about her life on drugs, selling drugs, and–finally–recovering from drugs. It’s kind of an amazing story. I met Laura well after she’d recovered from drugs, although she was still in the process of reclaiming certain aspects of her life. As I…
So May just exploded in my face. In a good way. You know that coconut cream pie in the face that Scooby Doo licks off and enjoys. But seriously. So. Much. Is. Happening. First of all, for the ENTIRE month of May, ALL of my profits from Hugging Death: Essays on Motherhood and Saying Goodbye…
What do fifth grade choir and your writing goals have in common? Possibly more than you’d like to believe. Or, let’s just say ‘I’–possibly more than I’d like to believe. Last night I went to my daughters’ choir concert. Both my third and fifth graders were performing. And I mean, it was cute. Sweet. Lovely….
So I’ve done a pretty lousy job keeping my blog updated. One of my New Year’s Resolutions is to get something fresh up here every month. Starting with the exciting announcement that the audio books for Grey Stone and Grey Lore are now available! So run (okay, you really just have to sit with your…