Lessons in Mothering from the First Day of School
My daughter started middle school today. Yesterday, over an endless game of War, she confessed her fear: "What if I can't open the...
Tragedy, Mental Illness, and Change in the Wake of Celebrity Death
Mental illness isn’t something I like to write about. It isn’t something I like to think about. Coming from a family riddled with...
Migraine Tips for Living Well with Migraines: Dr. Jeanette Radio
I had a wonderful time yesterday talking with Dr. Jeanette Gallagher on BlogTalkRadio about living well with migraines and my book,...
Tuesday Tip from the Editor: Your Author Platform Is As Important As Your Book
Most writers hate marketing. We don't like promotions. We hate cold calling and networking, and most of us find our author bios to be the...
Tuesday Tip from the Editor: Five Formatting Mistakes That Could Equal Automatic Rejection
You’ve spent weeks, months, even years drafting and revising your work. You’ve researched agents, editors, contests, and publishing...
Tuesday Tip from the Editor: Practice Making Each Word Count
One of my favorite author quotes has long been from Elmore Leonard, “I try to leave out the parts that people skip.” Ernest Hemingway...
The Most Productive Mom Tip Ever
I’ve finally done it, that thing I kept talking about, over and over, for the past nine months. And guess what? It feels great! I’m more...
Five Tips for Surviving as One of the #ZombieMoms
My son turned one this month. He is walking, running, pointing, gesturing, saying words like “come” and “sister,” laughing, playing...
Flexible Scheduling for the Homeschooling WAHM
My life revolves around a schedule. It isn’t because I want one. (I’m not a natural planner, and I chafe under rigidity and obligation.)...
Making Time for the Unexpected
Having grown up in the U.S. to remarkably independent self-motivated parents, I internalized the idea that hard work equaled success from...
