Books have lives beyond their pages

The Back Story

The stories, memories, and moments behind my books.

The Back Story

A mother’s decision to leave

What happens when a mother leaves the family she has nurtured for years and goes away, pursuing something of her own? Here’s the back story behind why I wrote this book.

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The Back Story

What to do when your idea is already out there?

Sometimes, it’s entirely possible for two people to have the same idea. It’s natural. However, when this happens to us, we feel betrayed for various reasons. We feel that it’s not fair that someone else wrote their book first or had the idea for this particular movie. This is what I tell writers when this...

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