• the writing life

    I Didn’t Write It For You

    All writers understand that not everyone is going to like what they write. Some books will be a hit, others miss the mark. There is no way an author can please all the people all the time. It’s an impossibility. Every author will eventually get that one star review by the reader who absolutely hated one of their books. IMO,…

  • the writing life

    When Everyone Knows You

    I woke up to yet another email this morning where a stranger was warning me about another stranger claiming to know me. Apparently, this other person was telling everyone who would listen that they knew my publicist, that I had stolen my experiences from other people, that she knew me really well and knew I was a fraud. I politely…