I am a new knitter, but an experienced novelist. It's only lately that I've begun to realize what my two favorite activities
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Why Authors Should Kick That Pesky Amazon Addiction to the Door!
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The title of Hilary Clinton's bestselling book, IT TAKES A VILLAGE: AND OTHER LESSONS CHILDREN TEACH US, was based on an
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Everyone said I would know when the time was right, but I didn't. I called the vet asking her to euthanize our dog and canceled three
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Read MoreFeeling Creatively Blocked? Turn Off the Noise in Your Head!
We all have mornings like the one I had today: making breakfast, using the cattle prod to get kids off to school, kitchen
Read MoreFeeling Creatively Blocked? Change Your Clothes—Or at Least Shed Your Bra
I just finished reading The Glass Wives, Amy Sue Nathan's moving and surprisingly funny new novel about a woman who ends up living with her
Read MoreWhen You Finish Your Novel, What Then?
Recently, I took my mom to see The Great Gatsby. As we watched the scene where Nick is asleep on the couch, wan and pale and surrounded by manuscript
Read MoreHow to Find Sanctuary Within Yourself: 20 Minutes Will Do
A few years ago, there was a period in my life when I was flying to South Carolina every month to help my mom care for my grandmother and my father.
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