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Life Happens in Chapters
In the fury of new adventures, loose ends, and deep fear, I didn’t write last week. Today, I want to tell you a story. 20 years ago, a young woman became a prisoner in an ancient house. The stairs...
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The Difference Between Good and Great
(Sorry about the blurry video.) We raced across the country in two days and spent eight coming home. The magic journey erased grief, inspired dreams, and solidified souls. In New Orleans, we went in...
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Bitterroot Release!!!
I’m so psyched to announce that Bitterroot has been released and is now available on Amazon! It will be available on all platforms by the end of the month (just a little crazy busy right now). I hope...
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Blew it
I make lists, send myself emails, have Google Calender remind me of where I’m supposed to be and what I’m supposed to be doing, but every once in awhile I blow it. Today’s post is a sincere apology to...
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Grateful!
I haven’t done much to market my new book, Bitterroot. Basically, I finished it, put it out there, and focused on opening my new store. Life keeps moving and book 3 wasn’t nearly as cathartic a release...
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Integrity
Something whole and healthy is that which has integrity in relationship to itself. Which means that if your actions are in conflict with any part of who you are, you are violating the well being of...
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The Hollow Living - I need YOUR help!
Reblogged from C.N. Faust: Hello my darlings, The Hollow Living is very close to its intended release date (November 1st) and I would like to, over the next few weeks, market it as aggressively as...
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Fate in Writing
I am so happy to have Dan Levinson as a guest on my blog today. Dan is a native New Yorker, and a reader of all things fantastical. His debut novel, the sci-fi war epic FIRES OF MAN, is due out June...
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We Get to Choose
I’ve missed you. It’s been too long. For that, I’m sorry. Over these last few months, as my new store got off the ground, I’ve affirmed a deep seated conviction. Life and art are not that different....
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John Oliver and Internet Harrasment
Last night I lay in the arms of my love and stared at the sky. Clouds like curdled cream clung to a brilliant half moon. A puff of air stirred the black-coffee sky. In the distance, a truck careened...
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Over the Wall
Photo credit: Pictify.com I’ve been thinking a lot lately. Thinking more than writing. Thinking more than talking. Thinking more than doing. You know what I got for all my effort? Fear. It paralyzed...
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Race to the Finish
I saw this image on Facebook this morning and had to laugh. In so many ways, it’s an excellent graphic of what women face in the workforce. But, thinking about it again, I had to wonder about the race...
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This Doesn’t Help the World
If you’re like me, you spend a lot of time on social media. My Facebook feed is filled with cute animals, people dancing, politics, and propaganda. It is also filled with outrage, pain, and...
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Asking Amazon to Add a New Book Category for Women’s Empowerment
This morning, doing research for my upcoming book, I went in search of books dealing with women’s empowerment. I didn’t find much. Next, I searched Amazon for best selling books on women’s issues....
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Not that Monkey, Not that Ceiling
I’m reading Sheryl Sandberg’s book, Lean In. It’s inspiring, honest, and chock full of good advice for women seeking to climb the corporate jungle gym. Unfortunately, I’m not that monkey. Women like...
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Getting What You Want
Getting recognized. Getting paid. Getting our needs met. Focus on getting renders us powerless and entirely dependent on others. It consumes our energy, builds resentment, and wears us down. What if...
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Changing the World…
This morning, on Facebook, a friend raised a question about outrage in response to the death of Cecil the Lion. He asked why people weren’t so upset over the death of Sandra Bland. They were. Or at...
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Invisible Fences
The arroyo where I walk my dogs Crisp early morning, mountains in the distance, warm sun on chilled shoulders, dogs bounding up the road – it doesn’t get much better than this. I love watching them...
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Making Time
Last night, we lay under the stars on a makeshift bed. As our eyes adjusted, we tracked satellites across an inky sky. Our conversation meandered lazily; the scale of galaxies, the barking of...
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Picking Up Sticks
Now that The Romance Diet is in the publication pipeline, I’m starting a new project. This time, I’m going to do it differently. You have been wonderful over the years, supportive of my projects and...
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