A New Publishing Home for IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN YOU

I’m so excited to share that my novel, IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN YOU, has found a new publishing home at White City Press. This novel holds a special place in my heart. Originally my thesis project for my MFA in Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill University, it was inspired by an experience shared by…

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Excited (and Nervous!) About the Writing Year Ahead

Recently, my award-winning author friend Marilyn Levinson announced she had not one but eight books coming out that year. I was astonished and incredibly impressed! I knew my prolific friend wrote both for young people and adults, but eight books? She explained that several had gone out of print and were being republished—but still! I…

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Feeling Grateful

We’ve all had those days and weeks as writers when nothing seems to go well. We get a slew of back-to-back rejections, our critique group is less than thrilled with our latest submission, and our work-in-progress is, well…stalling. Only that pesty compulsion to write keeps us going. Fortunately, there are other weeks when lots of…

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Debra H. Goldstein Delivers Unforgettable First Lines

As a novelist who’s managed to write exactly one short story, I’m in awe of writers who manage to be adept at writing both long and short fiction. Debra H. Goldstein is a master at both, and I’m delighted to welcome her back to my blog today: First off, congratulations on your collection of short…

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