I recently completed my second novel, The Wrongs of Being Right. It covers the journey of Symphony Weber, a young girl who, at birth, is gifted with a special ability. She finds a way to turn off her gift after peer bullying and ostracism lead her to hate it. Years later, desperate to help someone…
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BS
In my thesaurus, BS is the first “word” listed under the verb, lie. I grew up in the Bible Belt where, at any and all gatherings, men cluster in remote areas of the yard trying to outdo each other with their “stories.” However, telling the truth was an expected way of life for children. Telling…
Worn Shoes
I was young when I first understood what it meant to “put yourself” in someone else’s shoes. Those words changed the way I thought. They taught me one of the most valuable lessons in life and set me on the road to being a writer. It’s a simple concept, putting yourself in someone’s shoes. It…
My Editor
My second book is finished. (Well, until it’s in print is it ever really finished?) I’ve edited, and edited, and edited some more. So, for a change of pace, I thought maybe I’d do some creating from scratch. It’s been a while. But, no!!!!! My internal editor won’t shut up. I’ve tried everything short of…
The Bully
Every day, on my lunch break, I take Creo, my dachshund-corgi-terrier, for a walk at the same park. I swear she can tell time. She starts staring at me around noon. Last week, after almost two hours of dog sighing and groaning, I put her on her leash. When we got to the park, a…
Whatever I want
This is the first blog on my new website. Russell Turney (my friend and fellow author who set this up for me) said I could write whatever I wanted to. Funny, I guess I always knew that. That I could write whatever I want, I mean. Even if I couldn’t do what I wanted, or…