Have you ever wanted to know just what it is that men think about all day? The correct answer is “No, I haven’t.” If you answered “Yes, all the time!” trust me: you don’t. My first novel, the romantic comedy The Frog Prince, is by far the most beloved of all my books. In fact, […]
Staying True To Your Characters—Whether You Like Them or Not
“Have something to say and say it as clearly as you can. That is the only secret.” ~Matthew Arnold “A writer should create living people; people, not characters. A character is a caricature.” ~Ernest Hemingway The Review The following is an excerpt from a 1-star review for my romantic comedy The Frog Prince that was posted in […]
Let’s Talk About My Pants. No, Seriously.
On a chilly afternoon in late January, I was in New York City to speak on the “Successful Self-Published Authors” panel alongside New York Times bestselling authors Bella Andre and Bob Mayer at the Digital Book World Expo. The following morning, I was standing in my friend’s New York City living room in a blind […]
Fairy Tales: Making Your Kids Hate You, Lie To You, and Run Away From Home Since 1812
“If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.” ―Albert Einstein“Mothers didn’t understand that children aren’t frightened by stories; that their lives are full of far more frightening things than those contained in fairy tales.” ―Kate Morton, The Forgotten Garden […]