When I launched my first novel, The Place We Went to Yesterday, back in November of last year, I had no idea what to expect. I had no author platform. I had no experience doing anything like this. I thought, naively, …
Rave Reviews Book Club – An Author’s Perspective Read more »
Having just embarked on my first ever blog tour, and knowing several up-and-coming authors that are about to embark on them, I thought I’d share some of the things I learned having just wrapped one up. Let me start by …
So far, this year I’ve read 16 books. I can’t tell you if that’s better or worse than any other year because I never used to keep track of them. I have a goal of reading at least 50 books …
She sat, wine glass within arm’s reach, staring at her monitor. The light hurt her eyes in the darkened room, but she needed some time to herself. She stretched her sinewy arm outwards, fingertips brushing the stem of the glass …
Short Fiction: Lonely Long Island Housewife Series Read more »
Some of you may remember a few weeks ago when I bombarded your Facebook news feeds with how much I was enjoying a new series I’d discovered. Over the course of a single weekend, I read every single word of …
If you’ve been following along this week, then you’ve learned quite a bit about The Place We Went to Yesterday, and more about our main character – Ella Santia. What you might still be wondering is whether this poor young woman …
Anyone that knows me knows that there is a soft spot in my heart for the LGBTQ community. Not only because I have many gay friends and family, but because I’ve identified as bisexual for as long as I can …
“What doesn’t kill you, makes you fat” – Esmerelda Santiago, When I Was Puerto Rican Food is something that is important in a lot of cultures and it is no less important in the various Latino communities. In The Place We …
The Reader Q&A continues today with Lori G. wanting more information about the High Line and its significance in The Place We Went to Yesterday. First, a little history is in order (and I’m going to admit to paraphrasing here because the …
I realize that outside of my circle of beta-readers (who have been nothing short of spectacular, by the way!), that there haven’t been many revelations about the story itself. So, I decided to open myself up to questions from both …