by Faye | Jul 17, 2026 | Writing, Writing Tips
I want to give a shout out to my beta reader, Cindy Zelman. I feel I can say now that I’m currently working on a novel (which is why you haven’t seen much news about smaller pieces for a while), and I’m taking my time with the project. The first...
by Faye | Feb 9, 2026 | My Publications, Writing
Friday Flash Fiction, a wonderful publication out of the U.K., recently closed its “doors,” so to speak. After years of publishing microfiction, especially 100-word stories, editor Gordon Lawrie has produced a beautiful hardcover edition of Editor’s Choice pieces —...
by Faye | Jan 24, 2026 | My Publications, Writing, Writing Tips
It’s been a while since I’ve added a blog post. I lost my mother at the end of 2025 — she was hospitalized on Christmas Day and passed away on New Year’s Eve. She would have been 92 on January 15. She lived a long, fulfilling life, but she...
by Faye | Dec 10, 2025 | Holidays, My Publications, Writing
On St. Nicholas Day, children at a special center in Ukraine received copies of Toys at Night, my latest children’s book collaboration with European artist extraordinaire Anya Lauchlan. The books came with Ukrainian translations — and the toys that originally inspired...
by Faye | Dec 5, 2025 | My Publications, Writing
The holiday season is here! I hope you might consider my first three children’s books as delightful and charitable holiday gifts for any young animal lover in your life. The Stray Cat Stories — charmingly illustrated by artist Laurel McKinstry Petersen...
by Faye | Nov 13, 2025 | My Publications, Writing
Life has been a bit chaotic lately, but I wanted to stop in to thank the readers who have been leaving 5-star reviews at Waterstone’s for Toys at Night. Below are the first few lines of one of the reviews: “Toys at Night is a luminous collaboration between...
