Shake ‘n bake isn’t just a brand name, it was the story of my life during the frenzied year I spent doing my cookbook SOMETHING WARM FROM THE OVEN. What was I thinking? I often wondered as I raced back and forth between my desk, where I was finishing a novel on deadline, and the kitchen where the … [Read more...] about I’M BAKING AS FAST AS I CAN
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“God Help Me! Married Seven Years and Still a Virgin”
I was young. I was poor. I was desperate. If you think you know how the story goes, no I didn’t resort to turning tricks to support myself and my infant son. Worse than that: I became a writer. Why didn’t she just get a JOB? you might wonder. As in one with a weekly paycheck. What can I say? I was … [Read more...] about “God Help Me! Married Seven Years and Still a Virgin”
Playing Cops and Robbers
The time had come to strap on my gun...er, big-girl panties, I mean...and get serious about researching my crime novel. When you write mystery/crime novels your biggest fear is that someone in law enforcement will snicker while reading it, suspecting you watched too many TV shows like Blue … [Read more...] about Playing Cops and Robbers
The Two Essential Tools No Author Should Be Without
It was one of those days when everything that could go wrong did. You know the kind of days I'm talking about--when the kids are sick with the stomach flu, the fridge dies, your last pair of pantyhose rips as you're putting it on to go to an important meeting, and the power goes out all in the space … [Read more...] about The Two Essential Tools No Author Should Be Without
