Books & Writing

I was a poor, single mom of two young kids newly arrived in New York with a typewriter and a dream. I knew no one except my agent. When he invited me to a dinner party at his wealthy friend’s apartment on the Upper East Side, it was as if a fairy godmother had waved her magic wand over me. But what … [Read more...] about “Next Time, Don’t Throw Cake:” My Cinderella in the Big City Story

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”

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

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

If you pre-ordered Book 2 of my Cypress Bay mystery series awhile back, you may have received a message saying your order was canceled. Not to worry. SWIMSUIT BODY is coming to a pool…er, online stores on June 7th 20016. The change was due to an alteration in my own plans. Originally I intended to … [Read more...] about SWIMSUIT BODY Takes the Plunge!