In the last two weeks, I’ve witnessed two New York Times bestselling authors caught up in online drama related to book reviews. As a writer myself who has my work out there for others to judge, I feel their pain. Even though we’re supposed to have a “thick skin,” no one wants to see our…
Category: Zen
How badly do you want it?
Yesterday my editor and I were discussing projects, and she brought up a great point about writers – getting their writing done on time largely depends on how badly they want it. How important is writing to them? To get their story or book out by a certain time? Largely this holds true for our…
What if you don’t get what you want?
I’m in the clutches of back to school for my elementary, middle schooler and high schooler, and volunteered yesterday at my sorority during recruitment. (Today is pref day, which means you go back to two parties and hopefully bid one tomorrow.) Back to school is a great time to think about expectations, and, conversely, disappointment….
Love peace? Opt out.
In my twenties, I watched a lot of TV. As those were my making babies-nursing-babies years, you could find me in the world’s most comfy leather recliner trying to de-stress from a hard day marketing and advertising wares; babe on boob, eyes glued to the boob tube. I watched a lot of true crime shows,…
Simple Pleasures Summer
When your brain feels like a freeway during rush hour most of the time, it can feel impossible to make the exit to the Present Moment. But oddly enough, one of the biggest helpers in my journey has been Instagram, the photo app that was recently bought by Facebook. I’ve been on Instagram since it…
The Clutter Manifesto
I firmly believe the Universe whispers and if you don’t hear it, shouts. A few shout-y moments for me this week, primarily from technology: On my iPhone, “You do not have enough storage to take that picture.” (What, 6,000 photos on my phone is too many?) On my old Mac, “You do not have enough…
Girls Can Change Car Batteries…and Grill!
I’ll admit having a “bee” and “hive” as one of my brands (for Buzz Books) is a little more than a coincidence since that’s exactly how my brain feels most of the time. I constantly have to turn off or turn down knobs in my thinking cap – something I share with most moms and…
Why Sisterhood Matters
Since my latest story, The Last Resort, is about summer, sisterhood and sacred answers, I figured I’d take a moment to discuss how sisterhood can enhance creativity, mojo and zen. (It’s THAT powerful.) It also happens to be the theme of my YA mythology series, The Goddess Sisters, coming out this fall, so it’s obviously…
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