DEJA VU Blogfest: The Day of the Do Over

Greetings to all Deja Vu-ists! This is a Do Over for a blog post I wrote in the beginning of 2015. The topic is … PACING I recently received a long-awaited revision letter, and one of the first items on my editor’s list of things to address was: Speed up the...

My Marriage is Old Enough to Drink

On Thursday, December 17, my husband and I will celebrate 21 years of marriage. In author interviews, I often get asked some variation of the question, “Who has had the greatest impact on your life?” My answer is always Bob Salerni. He taught me to believe in myself....

Why NOT to Quit Blogging

Yeah, I was thinking about quitting. Or at least taking a hiatus. For the past couple months, I’ve had trouble coming up with blog topics. I started wondering if I had already covered every writing topic I was qualified to write about. I’ve been falling...