Do; Don't Stew I am a ruminator. Over the years, I've realized that the antidote for ruminating is distraction. Therefore, in 2025, I promise myelf that when dark thoughts hit, I will take action. Take a nap. Take a bath. Take a walk. Watch TV. Clean the house....
Keep Climbing. For the last few years, my focus has been on climbing my personal Mt Everest. That is, in making the leap from romance to historical book club fiction. I'm almost to the summit. Therefore, my primary goal in 2025 will be to continue climbing that...
Let’s talk about luck. In 1988, a technical mishap caused Stevie Wonder to delay his performance at the Nelson Mandela Birthday Tribute at Wembley Stadium. (Mandela, then 70, was still in prison at the time. The concert was to honor his commitment to South African...
It’s the first Monday of the month, which means it’s time for another edition of …. June brought me four solid historical fictions and two semi-enjoyable non-fiction titles. I recommend all four historical fiction books. They were all good in their own unique way. THE...
Did you miss me? Two and a half months ago, I announced that I was “Going Narrow”, meaning I was going to limit my focus to the Step into the Story videocast and writing my next historical fiction. Marketing, social media, and “platform building” would take a back...
Two weeks into 2024, I got the green light to proceed with a proposal I’d submitted about Syndrome K, a real-life imaginary disease created by Italian doctors as a way of hiding Jewish citizens from the Nazis. This good news meant a giant shift in my 2024 timeline....
