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 →

This week my daughter proved that kindness really can defuse hate. We’ve had a bully problem since my daughter began school this year. She goes to the junior high but rides a bus with high-schoolers as well. One of the … Continue reading →

“Deep down inside, I knew I shouldn’t marry him, but he was so insistent I gave in.” I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard statements like that from divorced women. This entry is not to belittle those women—they’re … Continue reading →

Nobody likes to lose—not even me. Yet, to live a life without ever experiencing loss or disappointment is impossible. Sometimes I think we forget this when we look back at our glorious youth. I know I’m always more willing to … Continue reading →