Medical Drama/A Call to Compassion/Shatter My Heart
Recently I received a review from a woman who had just finished reading my literary novel, Shatter My Heart. What she brought out was the medical drama and convergence with other invisible illnesses. I am incorporating her review into this blog because her medical drama and the issues of chronic illness touch so many lives […]
AMAZON A DISAPPOINTMENT for Shatter My Heart Reviews
AMAZON A DISAPPOINTMENT for Shatter My Heart Reviews After selling so many books at the book launch and more at our local independent book store I discovered that Amazon will not publish any review if the book was not bought directly from them. While it makes some sense, it eliminates so many reviewers. Many individuals […]
Shatter My Heart Book Launch/Successful Event
Shatter My Heart Book Launch/Successful Event We thought at times this day would never come, but on April 8 we had a great book launch. 60 people showed up which was close to the number invited. The celebration was a true joy for me and for those who have been involved in getting Shatter My […]
HOW MUCH RESEARCH WENT INTO SCULPTING THE NOVEL SHATTER MY HEART ?
How much research went into sculpting the novel SHATTER MY HEART? For a multilayered, nuanced book like, Shatter My Heart, a delicate intertwining of fact, fiction and faith are essential. Researching a novel that is authentic and still creates compelling images and a sense of place requires the weaving of the real life experiences of real […]
WHY DO I WRITE ?
You know how you feel when you are so thirsty and you reach for that glass of water, well that is how feel when I reach for a pen or rest my hands on the keyboard. Writing is intrinsic to my being, has been since my earliest memories. I was writing before I ever went […]
FOLLOW THE WRITING PROCESS FOR MY NEW NOVEL, SHATTER MY HEART
Shatter My Heart is a novel that takes you into the lives of four gifted individuals that come together through the novel as couples and friends. Through the events in the novel, their hearts are shattered by physical and mental illness, loss, infidelity, and the demands of true friendship. Through these dynamic experiences they find […]
DO WOMEN OF A CERTAIN AGE MATTER ?
Sometimes things come together in the most exquisite of ways. This happened with Value, a new collection of poems and essays by “Women of a Certain Age’. Most of us who contributed to this collection are well-know and award winning poets and writers. We were asked to write about the experiences of loss, grief, suffering, […]
AN ART FORM FOR SALVATION, KINTSUGI
Kintsugi Mended in the broken places With golden glue, So you embrace The pain and missing faces And make a work of art Out of you shattered heart.
WEATHER’S STORE: HOW IT BEGAN
Weather’s Store: How It Began Weather. The word mesmerizes as it mystifies. All my life Weather has been a companion that I feared, hated, admired, loved. It was with me not only in the experience, but it wove itself into how I thought about and approached most aspects of my life. So, when I saw […]
A TIMELESS HOLIDAY GREETING
Wishing all of you the best of holidays. Here is my gift to you in this years holiday poem. Thank you for your support of my work throughout the year. I would make a season for you Of fresh evergreens and Feathered snowflakes That create a lacework landscape. Of red berries in vases, And ornaments […]