Last blog post, we had an exciting opportunity to peek inside the mind of Matt Coleman, author of Juggling Kittens, who shared wonderful insights on his novel and the process of landing a movie deal. Matt was a lot of fun to talk to, so make sure you check out his inte...

The dream of every writer is to one day see their novel on the big screen, or even the little screen. But, how does that magic happen? Anticipating the release of my novel, Sinai Unhinged, I’ve certainly been curious about this topic so I picked the brains of two Panda...

A few weeks ago, I watched a rerun of Star Trek: The Next Generation, “Liaisons.” Picard was trapped on a planet, alone, and held against his will. During the climactic ending he discovered his ship was intentionally crashed, he was lied to and held captive so some bei...

“Auld Lang Syne” brings me to tears. What is up with that? I don’t even understand the words.  Yet, whenever I hear it, especially sung by a large group of people—ugh, I get all choked up.  Strangers in a bar suddenly harmonizing in a drunken outpouring of love and app...

Just days before Christmas, I thought you might enjoy some ideas to make for a smooth season next year.

Step One: Continually remember the reason for the season. No matter what holiday you may be celebrating, there’s a universal message of compassion, warmth, gratitude...

Road trips full of Funyuns and Snickers bars.  Laughter with friends. Laughter with strangers. Melodies that tickle the inside of your ear. The big bass drum of a marching band, so loud it rumbles your stomach.

These days, it’s far too easy to get wrapped up in the bad....

Every fall, I spend October re-watching my favorite Halloween horror flicks, many of them black and white, or full of lovely seventies fashion statements like bell-bottom jeans. I enjoy seeing how many of the lines I can still remember on cue. Some of these classics br...

National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is just around the corner. Last year, the annual November event did not result in a novel for me, yet it taught me more about novel writing than I could have ever imagined. See, November is also home to those crazy-addictive, sa...

I was talking to someone recently and the subject of the Law of Attraction came up.  What is that?  I am no expert and I’m just beginning to explore this complicated subject but, a short, basic, and, I hope, not entirely incorrect one sentence explanation is that the u...

The entire world was captivated by the rescue of twelve young soccer players and their coach from a cave in Thailand. People from all walks of life sat...