Feb 6, 2012 | A Day In My Life
About a decade ago, I decided that my writing career was never going to take off as long as I watched network TV. I figured if I no longer got sucked into that nightly routine, I’d have up to an additional twenty hours a week to write. It worked! Hey, Mikey! But then...
Feb 3, 2012 | A Day In My Life
Q. Is any part of “THE DARK ROSE” autobiographical, or is it wholly imagined? A. Of course parts of me leak into my characters. I can only tell you about the aspects I am conscious of. I’m sure there are more. As one British reviewer recently told me,...
Feb 1, 2012 | A Day In My Life
Let me start by saying that a typical day in my current life bears no resemblance to what I was doing just a month ago, before I returned from being a reporter in Urban, Wisconsin, to being a daughter in my hometown of Sutherton, North Carolina. Sutherton is situated...
Jan 30, 2012 | A Day In My Life
I’m excited about this gig in Athena. Dad is going to be so surprised when he sees me. As far as he knows I’m busy in L.A. going to auditions, meeting with producers – you know the drill. During our weekly phone call a couple of nights ago, I almost gave the game...
Jan 11, 2012 | A Day In My Life
I used to be up bright and early at four o’clock every morning. That always gave me plenty of time to get myself to the White House in order to prepare the First Family’s breakfast. When the President and Mrs. Campbell left the White House and the Hydens moved in,...
Jan 9, 2012 | A Day In My Life
As owner of the local grocery store in my hometown of Moraine, Wisconsin, my day starts at the crack of dawn. The Wild Clover is a short walk from my house, but before I head out, I check on the beehives in my backyard to make sure my busy bees are healthy, happy...