Ask any author this question and you’ll get a different answer. Dorothy Parker, American poet, short story writer, critic, and satirist once said: “I hate writing, I love having written.” In this post, I’ll share my response to “Does writing energize or exhaust you?”. My response to the question is, […]
The first time I saw my name in print I was four years old. I was standing on the beach at Mombasa, the damp sand between my toes, and my father had written my name in the sand to see if I could read it. Seeing the letters C-A-R-M-A spelled […]
June is National Audiobook and to celebrate, I fully intended to launch the audiobook version of Public Speaking Super Powers. I hired an audio engineer. I verified which of my microphones would be best to use. And I purchased a mini-sound-proofing device to help make the sound crisper. This was all done by February. Plenty of time to get this all done, right?
Then I started working on the script.
A couple of years ago, I started reading books about the Catholic faith during Lent. You can read my previous posts from 2018 and 2019, if you wish. Normally, I only read three books during those 40 days, but because I started early … and have decided not to stop, […]
Last year, researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute announced that they had developed a way to 3D print living skin, complete with blood vessels. How might this affect modern medicine … or your next science fiction or horror story?
This past weekend, I attended Gallifrey One, a Los Angeles Doctor Who convention, with my husband. One of the sessions we attended was led by Christopher Jones, a Minnesota-based illustrator, and comic book artist. He did his session in a really interesting way that I think you could probably adapt […]
I’ve been to a lot of aquariums in my life. I love zoos and aquariums. I love animals and learning all about them. So it is no big surprise that I’ve visited the Aquarium of the Pacific more than once. Somes, because I write for my blog and, at times, […]
Another year and another Lent has passed. I enjoyed my Lenten reading last year, so I thought I’d do it again. And again, it was a mixed bag. Here are my thoughts… The Archaeology of Faith: A Personal Exploration of How We Come to Believe by Fr. Louis J. Cameli […]
This past Lent, I decided to read books on the Christian faith. During that time, I was able to read three books: Joy to the World: How Christ’s Coming Changed Everything (and Still Does) by Scott Hahn The Name of God Is Mercy by Pope Francis and translated by Oonagh […]
This morning, I went to the restroom to brush my teeth. I work on a university campus, so it was not strange to see a backpack in one of the stalls. What was strange was the complete lack of any noise. No shuffling. No breathing or sighing. Silence. So, as […]
