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How Long Do You Wait Before You Move On?

From the archives: This was first posted on March 8, 2012 This question is first and foremost in my mind as I think about friends and family who have waited and now are celebrating the end to their longing. A prodigal daughter and mother reunited. A divorced mother weeks away from marrying the love of…

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Organizing: Does Multitasking Make You Stupid?

Computers are faster and smarter and more efficient than ever. They run at gigahertz speeds, using gigabytes of memory, giving you giga power to get things done. Even so, once in a while, most machines seem to freeze for several seconds, stuck in some mysterious inner world that you know nothing about. If they’re so fast and so smart, why should…

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Cherry Blossom Capers is HERE and a Giveaway!

  Cherry Blossom Capers, my first book, came in the mail the other morning! And I’m celebrating by giving a copy away to one commenter here!! 

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Getting Past the Excuses

A while ago, Gina encouraged us to stop making excuses, put aside the distractions, and just write. Sound advice. I’d like to expand on her topic, and offer a suggestion on one way folks might make this a reality. As Gina said, writing is HARD. If you’re writing a novel, it might seem next to…

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Don’t Let Anyone Steal the Music of Your Soul!

Last weekend I saw the musical Memphis, and I was blown away. The music, the dancing, the story… By the end I was in tears. Sure, the storyline took me on an emotional journey of two star-crossed lovers in Memphis, a segregated, racist city, in the 1950s, a time when blacks and whites didn’t mix. It…

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Back to School … and Work

FROM THE ARCHIVES Something absolutely amazing happened this week. My youngest child started preschool. For the first time in over eleven years of stay-home momhood, I have the house to myself. The dog and cats are outside. The TV is off, radio is off. I can hear the refrigerator running as I type. And that…

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My ACFW Conference Journey

Since I started writing fiction seriously and pursuing publication in 2005, I never missed an ACFW conference…except last year. Each year my motivation to attend ACFW was different. Each year I had new goals and dreams. Each year I grew as a writer and took home something specific I would need on my journey ahead.…

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Writing Lessons from a Dream

I used to dream a lot! Vivid, storyline dreams that made complete sense…until I woke up. But lately those kind of dreams are rare. So when I had a dream about Donald Maass as my drama coach dancing with me ballroom style as I sang “Popular,” I had to laugh! Here’s why… I’m an impressionable…

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Balancing Your To-Do List with Summer Fun

Do you ever wonder where the week has gone? Mine has Vanished, along with all my grand plans of productivity. Last summer I went off on a three week amazing adventure and accomplished little in my home. This summer I vowed to check off several projects. But I’m finding that these projects are way too…

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Embrace the Detour

Sometimes detours are good. Sometimes they’re frustrating. But however you view your particular detour or “interruption” on the path to your dreams, one thing is certain! You will have detours. Might as well learn how to embrace them instead of fight them! The key to surviving and maintaining a good attitude through it all is…

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