Category Archives: Things I wish I would have known when I was 15.

How much do you make as writer is something I often get asked. You’d think this question would raise my hackles, but it doesn’t. I see it as an opportunity to teach a valuable lesson I learned more than a … Continue reading →

There’s something about fairytale endings that most girls are drawn to, even I still am to this day. How can we not be? Love conquers all, the girl gets the man of her dreams and they ride away, going toward … Continue reading →

My daughter turned thirteen in April, making her an official teenager—oh, sweet love! We still get along fairly well in the mom/daughter dynamic of life; I just wish she’d try harder to be more positive. The easy giggles she used … Continue reading →

In my teen years, I had many opportunities to use and strengthen my talents. I hit about twenty-five and no one seemed to ask me to do anything anymore. For a theater person who loves to entertain that’s a pretty … Continue reading →

As a Young Adult writer I spend a lot of time observing the ins and outs of teenage relationships. Yes, that means I’m a stalker—in a non-threatening way of course—but still a stalker. Don’t feel bad, I even listen in … Continue reading →

I would never…is a statement I have said many times in my life. I was never going to yell at my children. I wouldn’t need to—they were always going to be perfectly obedient.  I was never going to give them … Continue reading →