I woke up at 3:30 a.m. and couldn’t sleep. After a while I drifted downstairs, brewed coffee, and sat in front of the pellet stove waiting for the snow to arrive. I picked up “Gimpel the Fool” by Isaac Bashevis…
On Starting Over After 40,000 Words
As I write this, Hurricane Matthew is barreling up the Florida Coast. The storm has already devastated Haiti and caused issues throughout the Caribbean. My thoughts are with those who were — or are — in the path of this…
Support Authors by Adding Your Review
This graphic is going around online…and I have to say, it’s true. If you read a book and enjoy it, you can help the author out by leaving even a simple review on Amazon and Goodreads (and BN.com, too!). Believe…
Is it a Memoir, an Essay Collection, or a Memoir-in-Essays?
It’s been interesting to read the reviews of Message From A Blue Jay since nearly 27,000 people downloaded the book during a free, three-day promotion in mid-June (and more purchased copies in the days and weeks since). My publisher, while…