My book cover has a story, two stories really. The first is about finding an illustrator suited to my tastes. Fortunately, a friend introduced me to a website for self-publishing authors called Reedsy, where I could plug in my filters: memoir, inspirational; then sort...
Blustery cold weather keeps hitting the Bay Area like a boom-a-rang, cold, warm and cold again. Sunday night of Memorial Day weekend when a BBQ dinner was the norm, seemed weird. Who has a BBQ in the rain? Our go to rainy-day dinner is soup. We’ve had so many rainy...
In the early days of announcing my book, friends shared a flood of ideas with me. Blogging and facebook used to be pretty advanced forms of building awareness. There is more, a lot more. I. Am. Behind. “Podcasts. That’s where it’s at!” What?!? How does that work? I...
Before my boys were born, I read about the importance of bonding. Without it, I could risk scarring them for life. I have to admit, the first few weeks of carrying around my first son, an 8lb 7oz bundle for hours every day, I thought, “This bonding is a lot of work!” ...
“How many books have you sold?” That’s a question that comes up frequently since publishing my first book. My pat answer, “Sales are good!” I stopped giving actual numbers because to non-authors, the numbers don’t sound impressive. Honestly, there are probably...
