Dear Friend, If someone tells you that you’ve taken something to heart, they realize you really care about the matter you’ve discussed. You may even have changed your mind or behavior. Which led me to wonder how the heart came
TOO HOT!
Dear Friend, When I was about nine, my family didn’t have air conditioning in Minnesota. On hot summer evenings, we’d hop in the car with windows open and let the breeze blow through to cool us off. Thinking about pollutants
THE GREATEST THING
Dear Friend, My headline might seem mysterious. What is the “greatest thing?” It’s now the title of Book 4 of the Louisa’s Vineyard Series. It took some time to come up with an appropriate title, but I didn’t want to
SCANDALS, CUSTOMS, and MANNERS
Dear Friend, One of the most memorable events of my life was my tenth birthday. My grandmother, who was the Executive Secretary to the Airport Manager of LaGuardia Airport, was coming to get me to fly me back to NYC!
OVER AND OVER, AND OVER–SOCIAL MEDIA ISN’T SOCIABLE
Dear Friend – This time, I’m talking about my efforts to become an accomplished social media user. When social media came along, I thought I’d be a natural. Earlier in my career, I learned to use desktop publishing for newsletters
WILL’S SECRET IS LAUNCHING NOW!
Looking forward to more Louisa’s Vineyard stories? Will’s Secret, Book 2, is now available on Amazon in the ebook edition! The print edition is live on Amazon with availability by the end of July! When you read the book you’ll
SUMMERTIME and the LIVING IS HOT!
Note: This blog discusses sexual behaviors and situations. Mature audiences, please. Unlike the song about summer living being easy, I live in Arizona where the temperature is hot! (Currently 108°) If you have a great air-conditioner, as I fortunately do,
WRITER’S BLOCK NO MORE!
Even the most prolific writers sometimes suffer from dreaded writer’s block. I admit I did when I faced a plot twist that I really didn’t want to write. The twist seemed to jump out of nowhere and just felt wrong
HOW TO WRITE
Through the years, I’ve listened to dozens of webinars on how to write, read many books on the same subject, and taught people how to write. With private tutoring, as well as classroom efforts, I’ve helped people gain confidence in
WHO IS LOUISA? HOW TO BUILD A CHARACTER
Characters start from somewhere, be it the author’s imagination, a prototype, a real person, or an amalgamation of characteristics. Louisa Dominico, my lead character, literally came to me in a dream. She is not me, but she has characteristics of