Drinking Geography
After three years of postponing it, my husband and I finally took our honeymoon. We spent nine days in the Champagne Region of France.
Murder on the Menu
Ginger hurried in the door of Brio shaking rain off her umbrella and stomping her black pumps on the mat. We were meeting for a glass of...
Advice Column: What about the Bad Stuff?
Question: Some pretty bad stuff happened to me growing up and I’ve been thinking about writing and publishing a memoir. But I’m worried...
The Final Polish
Advice Column Maryland Writers’ Association Quarterly Newsletter March 2021 Question I’ve finished my mystery and my beta reader said I...
Writing in the Time of Covid
Question: I know I can’t be the only one struggling with my writing during this pandemic. Any ideas on how I can be more productive?...
Strange Times and New Horizons
When the quarantine was first announced, it struck me that I wouldn’t see either of my daughters or my two grandsons for an indefinite...
The Pomodoro Technique
Question: I am trying to finish my book but I can’t seem to force myself to sit down and write. I am the worst procrastinator on the...
Written in an Hour, Remembered for a Lifetime
Advice Column #3 Question: My ultimate goal is to get my novel published. But I keep hearing in order to get published, I need a...
He Said/She Said
Advice Column #2 Question: I am writing my first novel and have a question about dialogue. I am finding conflicting advice about the use...
Acclaimed Asheville
I am certainly not the first to discover the delights of Asheville, North Carolina. But I did have my first opportunity to visit there a...
