my hero

In my novels, the main characters, all women, must save themselves. They're forced into different situations, like finding a missing woman in Tequila Midnight, or saving a town in The Podcast Chronicles, or maybe they just have to figure out how to move forward like in Five Tries to Get It Right. A white knight might show up, but he's there to assist, not to save the day.

 

I need to tell these stories to inspire others and myself. You can make things better, even when the odds are against you.

One of the first heroes I remember was my grandmother. She was invincible, even though she had a lot of tough breaks. She was the valedictorian of her high school class, but her father wouldn't let her join her two brothers at college. Instead, he said she could go to secretarial school.

 

She was pregnant and married soon after. She had nine kids in fourteen years and her husband passed away before the last one was born. She became a secretary.

 

She wanted her kids, seven of whom were girls, to have advantages she didn't. So she encouraged them to go to school. Almost all of them went to college. She used to talk to me about school also, and was at least part of the reason I earned an MBA and a PhD after college. She made the world better, for her kids, her grandkids, and many others.

 

Who is your hero?

The inspiration behind Five Tries to Get It Right.

author conference

I spent last weekend in Scottsdale, Arizona at a Grand Canyon Writers event. I enjoyed spending time arounded by other authors and learning more about the business of writing. I worked on business planning, marketing, community, and publishing, and made some new friends. The fuzzy photo doesn't represent how much I enjoyed the weekend.

book recommendation

This book is everything! I listened, and the author's narration is wonderful. Poems instead of paragraphs knit this novel together. The language is beautiful and the story will grab you by the heart and not let you go.

Happy Travels: Reykjavik, Iceland

We visited two cities in Iceland where rainbow walkways led to the main church.

These pedestrian streets were incredibly welcoming.

Haven't received your copy of the novella La Paloma, Tequila Midnight's prequel? Download it by clicking here.

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