The Roses of Prose

"You can accomplish anything you set your mind to." Those special words were spoken to me by my mother, almost every single d...

I came of age in an odd, in-between period of time. The hippie movement had passed, disco ruled, and the women’s movement was beginning to e...

What is success—? I wish I knew what success is. My definitions and markers keep changing on a whole bunch of different levels. It’s a ...

Easter, 2009 - the year the whole family got snorkel gear instead of candy! Wishing you a Happy Easter if you celebrate it, and a wonderfu...

I have had several jobs in my life, but none were as important as my job as a mother. I've experienced my share of successes and fail...

Blogging--does it help promote our books? Editors and agents tell us to get out there and blog our little hearts out. People pay good mon...

Writers face a daily dilemma: how much time to spend on social media marketing books and how much time in writing new ones. Our agents press...