We wear many hats in our lives. My collection includes mother, wife, aunt, daughter, caregiver, marketing director, mentor, friend, and...

My mom is a ham. She's sociable, funny, and dramatic. Could she have been an actor? After her recent stint in the recording booth, I...

Sometimes things are just meant to be. Meeting my editor fits perfectly in the meant-to-be category, even if it happened because my...

Marketing is, for most authors, the most difficult part of the job. Honestly, the first time a query required a marketing plan be...

Whenever I have the opportunity, I head to the coast. Whether for a weekend, a week, or just the day, my soul craves time on the sand at...

I've submitted the manuscript for my first book to my publisher. I'm working on bolstering my author platforms ahead of its release in...

As a writer, I have many notebooks and journals, scraps of paper, and notepads of assorted sizes filled with thoughts, ideas, and...

It was gloriously nerve-wracking and surreal to create and post my Big Announcement video. Surrounded by my family, I signed and...

On my journey to secure literary representation so that I may realize my dreams of becoming a traditionally published writer, I shied...

The publisher of my Thurston T. Turtle books recently asked me to present during an online event. Of course, I jumped at the chance to...

Every year since we installed the pool, I've celebrated Mother's Day by floating on the crystal clear water in a floatie chair. Whether...

I’d like to introduce you to a super special stick. For months, this particular stick lived among many other sticks as well as leaves,...

If you read my newsletters, you know I bought myself a bicycle. It's a rose gold cruiser with a basket, saddlebags, a water holder, and a...

In olden times, when I was on the brink of adulthood, parents like mine went through what was called Empty Nest Syndrome. It happened...

Christmas Eve Eve is my favorite day of the season. Because I grew up observing Christmas, December 23 has always been the most magical...

Now that it's December, I've been thinking a lot about Santa. He comes to our house every year, but we're in the middle of a pandemic. No...

For three straight years, I won NaNoWriMo, which is to say I wrote at least 50,000 words between Nov. 1 and Nov. 30 (National Novel...

Editorial Note: This is an opinion piece by David Bare, the teen librarian at Asheboro Public Library. The world is a scary place. The...

Writing is certainly a passion of mine, but I also adore the editorial process. For six years, one of my duties with an advertising firm...

My first pen pal was my cousin. We were 4 years old. The content was simple—How are you? I'm fine. The process was magical—writing my...