Since revising is my favorite part of my writing process I have thoughts on it. But rather than me telling you about my countless word-related epiphanies how about this? I'll show you. The excerpts I'm about to share come from book two in my unpublished MG sci-fi trilogy. This book was the second novel I’d ever written. Pre-agents, pre-book deals time frame. I’m talking 2009. The first draft was a bloated mess. 71,000 words. After my first round of revisions, I went in and ad

I'm 58. Fifty! Eight! My birthday was back in November, so don't go wishing me happy birthday. But my husband and I just spent three weeks in Italy celebrating his 60 th and that got me to thinking. Thinking about getting older. It's a weird, weird thing. Kinda like Cheetos. They taste so good, with their bright orange cheese-a-liscious powder, crunchy puffs of...well, I'm not exactly sure what those crunchy puffs are. A pure, American junk food complete with residual orange

It's hard for me to be around mean people. It drains my energy down to zero point zero trying to navigate the interaction. I'm usually trying to figure them out, the why of their meanness. Or my even more exhausting habit: trying to change their attitude. My mom taught me to lead by example, to always try and open hearts and minds. Especially the meanies. Ha. After years of working with my brilliant therapist, I learned another important lesson. Boundaries. With years of prac