Writing a series is far different than writing a standalone book, and must be approached as such. I should know. I write not one, but to different… Read more “The pros of writing a continuing series”

Here’s a picture of my cat, Harper. I love this cat, let me tell you. I couldn’t have a cat for a long time when I lived… Read more “Let me tell you a story about adopting my cat”

As many of you know, I participated in the B2BCycon for the second year in a row. It was a blast, as it always is. If you’ve… Read more “Participating in an online convention, from a two year veteran”

I was raised in a very conservative, old-school home. There was a lot of shame in my life, as a child, and no power over my own… Read more “Don’t talk down to kids”

On Friday, I started sharing with you the lessons I’ve learned from watching Gordon Ramsey’s Kitchen Nightmares. It turns out that I learned more than I realized,… Read more “What I learned from Kitchen Nightmares, Part Two”

Okay, normally I don’t love reality tv. In fact, I really hate reality tv. Like, all of it. Except for this one exception. I really love Gordon… Read more “What I learned from Kitchen Nightmares, Part One”

My family and I went to DC on a school trip. We visited the National Halocaust Museum. I wasn’t expecting this to be a cheerful trip, but… Read more “A bonus post about my recent trip to DC”

I’ve been listening to a lot of musicals on Pandora recently while I’m working. If you don’t know what Pandora does, it takes songs, bands, artists or… Read more “What makes you shiver?”

Recently I was talking about Hamilton at my day job and mentioned that I’ve been pretty much obsessed with it for about five months. A co-worker jumped… Read more “What we can learn from the Hamilton Cabinet Battles”