Her name was Regina and she was the first woman whose story inspired me to write The Porcelain Doll.  She once worked in the main office of my children’s elementary school.  Every year, on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, she volunteered at The Edwards’ Homestead in Sayville for their Christmas open house.  Regina would tell visitors about her childhood in Germany.  Surrounded by spinning advent pyramids … Continue reading The Women Behind The Porcelain Doll: My Inspiration

Being a writer is one of the greatest challenges I have ever faced.  Although writing has become as essential to me as breathing, it has also become a formidable mountain to climb.  On one hand, there are my wonderful readers.  Thank God for them!  They truly make all the hours, days, months, and years of writing worthwhile.  But on the other hand, there has become … Continue reading Becoming Better

The Tin Box Secret is about to come out in an audible version on Amazon, Audible, and iTunes! This is a big (huge) investment in my trilogy.  As an Indie-Author, everything is up to me.  I am the author, I hire an editor, I pay for the production of the book, it’s all on me.  Now I am taking this next step to put the … Continue reading So Excited!!!!

You know those mornings when you wake up feeling tired?  Whether if it’s because you didn’t sleep well or because you are just catching up on lack of sleep, but haven’t quite caught up yet? Then, finally, one morning you awake and you can feel the energy pulsing through your body!  You feel the electricity as it makes its way to your fingertips and you … Continue reading Energy