Let’s start with what needs to be said before all else: I am an enormous fan of Elon Musk. I think he is quite likely the most important...

In previous posts I have discussed various aspects of writing about family, and I hope they have been of value to readers. In this post,...

In this ongoing series of posts, I, without expertise, prejudice, or agenda, will share my insights and/or observations on writing about...

Writing about family can be a very dangerous business because not all families teem with the ideals of unconditional love and the...

Just as the next (last) book is about to go out and meet the world, I got a nice message from my publisher informing me that the number...

You're probably thinking there is a typo in that headline. Nope. It's correct. Not years. Ears. This is a story about service. This is a...

I live on a rural street. My neighbors are measured by miles, not feet. We have plenty of “head cases” (my husband’s term) out here....

My first Story Plant novel, The God’s Wife, came about for the oddest of reasons. The book, a historical fiction/fantasy, basically...

Every novel has a premise. They start with just a whim or an idea in the author’s head. What if this happened? My novel Keep the Ends...

I've been out on book tour for the launch of my new novel, From Nothing. At one of the early talks I began with a simple question: Why do...