Words are magic.
NOTE: This blog post was first published on the Click Clack Writing blog. Since I announced my latest book project, the biography of Dr. Reatha Clark King (to be released for sale in November, 2021), I’ve been getting tons of […]
The year 2020 was a rough one for nearly everyone (Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk excluded, perhaps). In my own life, I lost a relative (my mom’s cousin) to COVID and my Minneapolis neighborhood became defined by police clashes and […]
Today, I’m kicking off a very special week. Since Friday marks the anniversary of my pup coming to America (we met while I was working in Panama), I’m celebrating the week with fun facts, photos, and even a couple of […]
Ten years ago, on October 23rd, a scrawny, black and tan dog boarded a plane in San José, Costa Rica and landed in Dallas, Texas. That’s the simple version of a much longer story involving my (now senior) dog, Dobby. […]
I live in Minneapolis, four blocks from the epicenter of the recent uprisings that broke out in the name of George Floyd. The events that rocked the world and burnt my city have been close to my thoughts and I, […]
You open a blank document and stare at the cursor in the upper left-hand corner. Blinking. Blinking. Asking what you want to write. Daring you to plunk out a few words on your keyboard. This blankness—the beginning of your story, […]
In this time of coronavirus-driven isolation and fear, many of us are lucky if we change out of the sweatpants we fell asleep in. We cope as best we can, pretending like everything is normal as we huddle inside, grocery […]
When I began writing my middle grade novel, You Can Survive, I had no idea how relevant the main message would be. In the book, 13-year-old Carmen is acutely aware of all the injustices and “tiny apocalypses” (her phrase, not […]
2019 started with the best laid plans. I was going to concentrate on book coaching, blog about survival tips, do a little ghost writing, and finish (and polish) my middle grade manuscript before sending out query letters to agents. 2019 […]
DISCLAIMER: I do not intend this post to be any sort of medical advice. Do NOT pick and use wild plants unless you have verified their safety with a reliable source. Recently, a friend expressed his skepticism about herbal […]