“Summertime, And the livin’ is easy…” The lyrics say it all. “Summertime” is a soulful tune composed in 1934 by George Gershwin for the opera Porgy and Bess. Although the underlying storyline may be foreign to many, the first line …
Who me? Write a blog? You must be jesting. Watch out for flying pigs and a cold front down below. Because against type, I’m launching a site…and writing a blog.
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- June 15, 2026
Book Bible. When I first heard the phrase, I thought it sounded a bit sacrilegious. During a class about writing a fictional series, the instructor highly recommended the creation of a book bible to help an author get organized and …
- June 8, 2026
Tomorrow is my birthday. Again. Wasn’t my last one just yesterday? As I age, the years seem to fly by faster and faster. And people look younger and younger. Is that baby-faced bride really old enough to be getting married? …
- June 1, 2026
Some of my less-than-stellar parenting moments have been included in my stories for comic relief. However, I’ve chosen to omit some incidents because they might sound too contrived (even though they’d occurred in real life). In writing classes, I’ve been …
- May 25, 2026
Torrey Pines Gliderport (https://www.flytorrey.com/the-gliderport/) is a city-owned glider airport on the coast of La Jolla. It is considered to be the “Kitty Hawk of the West.” It was established in 1930 and is listed on both the California and National …
- May 18, 2026
I’m a member of Partners in Crime, the San Diego chapter of Sisters in Crime Worldwide (https://sistersincrimesd.com/). I’m also a member of the Grand Canyon Writers chapter of SinC (https://grandcanyonwriters.com/) and serve on their Board of Directors. Fortunately, modern technology …
- May 11, 2026
To add humor to my books, I incorporate funny mishaps with the kids and stories of dates gone awry. In my latest manuscript, I included a Girls Night Out scene during which the main characters asked their friend about a …
- May 4, 2026
When I was a child, I looked forward to reading the comic strips in the print newspaper that magically appeared on my front porch each morning. The Sunday edition was my favorite—it was much thicker than the weekday version. It …
- April 27, 2026
We recently attended the Medieval Times jousting tournament with our grandkids. The venue is located in Buena Park close to Knotts Berry Farm. We’d read about the knights of old in the The Knight at Dawn, the second book in …
- April 20, 2026
I attended the San Diego Writers Festival for the first time last year. It was founded in 2019 by screenwriter-turned-writing-coach Marni Freedman and digital marketing professional Jennifer Thompson, but I was oblivious to its existence until last year. It was a …
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