Writing is a hobby

To all the writers and creatives out there, fasten your seatbelts!  You might not like this message. As some of you may remember, I am a book coach for other authors, along with being an author of fiction and nonfiction, a freelance writer for others’ webpages and articles, and a small business coach.  I hear…

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How many Privacy Policy updates have you received?

Hello friends – How many Privacy Policy updates have you received?  I lost count.  Some were funny, and some weighed heavy with so much jargon, I struggled to figure out what they were actually trying to communicate. This one is simple.  I updated my Privacy Policy to comply with the European Union’s General Data Protection…

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Never Take a Friend for Granted

I have the best friends in the world.  I mean, the BEST!  The kind with whom you can pick up the conversation without a pause after not talking for a month or a year.  Yes, those kinds of friends. The challenge we face is that we’re not all in the same place.  Being scattered across…

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Traveling Like a Local

At 37,000 feet, we raced through the air at hundreds of miles an hour.  I peered out the window, hoping the night time darkness intersecting with unique atmospheric and Sun conditions will produce a Northern Lights display.  Alas, it was not my night. I didn’t want to sleep.  I suffered from FOMO – fear of…

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Learning to Say Thank You

If your childhood was anything like mine, you were reminded to say ‘thank you’ to be polite – every time.  It didn’t matter if you said it most of the time.  Anything less than 100% compliance was a no-go. With decades on my odometer, I now have a different reason to use those words.  I…

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What’s Taking So Long?

Yes, it’s been a while since I released a new book.  I hear you, Flynn’s Crossing fans.  Allow me to explain the issue(s). I completed the first draft and first few rounds of edits to FC12 in late 2017.  The designation reflects the number in the series, the way I identify a book until I’ve…

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