Make the KDP Select Program Work for You
Self-publishing is about as democratic as anything else, in the sense that 1) anyone is free to try it and 2) it takes money to make money. I have one self-published friend who recently admitted to...
View ArticleDo It Yourself or Die Trying
My husband came upstairs last night sporting a satisfied smile. “Did you fix it?” I asked. “Yup.” “How?” “Paper clip,” he said, and we both laughed. What my husband had done was mend our broken toilet...
View ArticleOne More Careless Teen Breaks Our Hearts
This past week, when 18-year-old Aaron Deveau of Haverhill, MA, was convicted of violating a recent law that bans drivers from texting, he made history. He also broke a lot of hearts on both sides of...
View ArticleWhy Are Women Afraid of Mice?
I am not afraid of much. I have hiked through the Andes and the Himalayas, zip-lined through a Mexican jungle, driven on motorcycles far too fast. I have given birth to three children and beaten off...
View ArticleHey Writer! What's Your Brand?
Most of us are cynical enough by now to see that life is all about branding, whether we're being bombarded by ads for colleges, books, cars, shampoos, or a new designer line of t-shirts ($90 for a...
View ArticleWhat Makes a Memoir “Great?”
I just finished reading Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail, Cheryl Strayed's memoir about hiking from California to Oregon after the death of her mother sends her life spiraling...
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Are You Worried?
There's something new to worry about today: Eastern Equine Encephalitis, known by the catchy little phrase, "Triple E!" like some major sports team. But this is no group of hulking hockey players or...
View ArticleA Stepmom Who Lived Happily Ever After
My youngest brother sent me an email today asking whether he should invite our stepmother to his wedding. “I don't want to upset Mom,” he said. Getting that email sent me mentally skittering back to...
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