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Feathers in the Sand (Seahaven Sunrise Series #1) is alive and well on Amazon and wherever books are sold!

If you love stories that stir your heart and soul, you will love Feathers in the Sand!

There are mysterious feathers, mother – daughter drama, a good big brother, summery sunrises, a hyperactive dog, a runaway cat, second chance romance, a wise older aunt, mysterious feathers and feathery altars, theatrical neighbors, and a whole lot more! Continue reading →

Read a thousand books,
and your words will flow like a river.

~ Lisa See

I love this quote because there’s a lot of truth to the fact that my writing is only as good as what I’m reading! Seriously, I’m quite sure I’ve read more than a thousand books in my lifetime, and I have to attribute the kinds of books I write to the many authors I’ve read over the years who have inspired me. Continue reading →

This famous line is well-known and beloved by Gilmore Girls fans around the world. In Season 1, Episode 16, Rory has just eaten a lovely meal at a fancy restaurant with her boyfriend, Dean. She orders dessert and one meatball to take home.

WAITER : One tiramisu, two forks, and uh, one meatball to go. Continue reading →

…or for present writers, in fact!  I saw this in a newsletter that I subscribe to and thought I’d pass it along here.

Quoted from About This Life, by Barry Lopez, when asked what to tell someone who wants to be a writer

They say you should write what you want to read, and it’s VERY true because one has to read one’s book MANY, MANY times before it feels complete! My final draft is #14, so you get my drift.

This was the view in my living room earlier this week as I read Feathers in the Sand all the way through ONE MORE TIME before I sent it to my book designer on Tuesday! Continue reading →

Lately I’ve been captivated and inspired by author Jennifer Louden’s new podcast series, Create Out Loud. In one of her more recent shows, she interviewed bestselling Japanese-American author, Ruth Ozeki.  Ruth is the author of four novels. The latest, which she talks about in this interview, is The Book of Form and Emptiness. Continue reading →