Feels Like a Miracle
Thursday was a very good day. First of all, there was a bunch of good news coming out of the United Kingdom about The Midwife’s Confession, as the great TV ad aired for the first time and the book officially hit the stores. On the UK Amazon Kindle list, it broke into the top ten (and it’s…
Read MoreJoin Me for a New Story Weekend!
Here we go again! I’ve loved reading about your lives for the past couple of weekends, and I hope you’ll join me again for week three. This weekend’s theme is: FIRST JOBS. The rules remain the same: The story must be true. Try to keep it under 100 words. That’s about six or seven lines…
Read MoreCheck Out the TV Ad for The Midwife's Confession
My publisher in the United Kingdom is pretty amazing. Here’s the TV ad they created, which will start running in the UK on June 23rd, the same day The Midwife’s Confession should show up in the grocery stores there. I just love it! The book cover proclaims a money back guarantee to readers in the UK and…
Read MoreI Feel Like I'm in a Time Machine…
. . . traveling back to the early eighties. I’ve started rereading my first novel, Private Relations, as I get it ready to publish as an ebook. It will join the five other out-of-print books I’ve turned into ebooks–Secret Lives, Reflection, The Escape Artist, Brass Ring and Fire and Rain. (Check them out here). I…
Read MoreJoin Me for the Second 'Story Weekend'!
I was delighted with the response to my first Story Weekend last weekend! I’m so glad you enjoyed sharing your thoughts and hope you’ll join me in doing so again. We’re still in the experimenting stage, so I’m sticking to my three rules: The story must be true. Try to keep it under 100 words. That’s…
Read MoreI'm Taking an Actual Vacation!
Yes, I’m spending five blissful days in San Jose, visiting my stepdaughter and her husband and daughter. I’m not doing any work while I’m here! Friends, family and avid readers of my blog know how rare that is and I’m really getting into this whole relaxing thing. Of course I’m still keeping up with my…
Read MoreJoin Me for the First "Story Weekend"
I’m going to try something new. It will either flop or take off or land somewhere in between. Here’s my idea: Every Friday, I’ll post a topic and you can share something related to that topic from your own life (in the comment form). You don’t need to be a writer to participate. You don’t need…
Read MoreHow Old is the Stuff in YOUR Kitchen?
Please walk into your kitchen. Now open the cupboard where you keep your spices and pull out the dingiest container. How old is it? I bet I have you beat! Here I am in my very first grown-up kitchen, making a not very grown-up face at the photographer (check out those eyebrows!) Location: Berkeley, California.…
Read MoreOnline Signing for the United Kingdom/Ireland/Australia and New Zealand!
When I held my online signing for North American readers, I had many requests for personalized bookplates from those of you in other English-speaking countries but wasn’t able to help you out then. Now, I can! The Midwife’s Confession is available (or will be soon) in the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, and (this…
Read MoreFrom Writers Block to Blended Families–an Interview with Me
Yesterday, I had the pleasure of being interviewed on Topics Designs TV, a local internet station for an area that includes Topsail Island, where I’m staying this week. It was so nice to do an interview where I didn’t feel as though I had to cram everything in to a two minute spot! I thought Ashton Hasty came…
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