Writing About Money in Memoir: If the Reader Is Wondering, You Probably Need to Tell Them
You need to know this. It can make or break your story. I see talented writers lose readers over it all the time—and often, they have no idea they’re doing it. I was editing a memoir recently and found myself obsessing over something the author wasn’t writing about....
A Day in the Life of Book Mama
A client recently asked me what a typical day looks like around here. That made me laugh because there isn’t one. Books don’t seem to care much about schedules. But I was intrigued by the question and thought I’d jot down a few notes this past Thursday . . . 5:00 a.m....
I was warned she’d be kidnapped. And then she was. A tale of seduction and courage.
An astrologer once warned me that India Oxenberg was in danger of being kidnapped. This was woo-woo California in the early ’90s, but I still knew to take him seriously. India was a wee babe when my family and I moved into Catherine Oxenberg’s Beverly...
Focus.
Focus. Focus. “Hey, you! Yeah, YOU! FOCUS! “It’s just you and me here. “Leave everything else. Out. There. “I’m all you need right now. “Give me your attention. “And I’ll come to liiiiife.” This was me a few years ago when I wrote this post, my...
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