I Have To Write a What?
I thought I was done. I mean, I wrote my book, I edited it, I published it. Done, right? Wrong! Because in addition to my book, I also have a publicist. And you know what you get when you put the two...
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50 Shades of Grout
I’m being beaten up by my own shower. A few weeks ago, a plumber came out and fixed a leaky upstairs toilet. As he was leaving, he said, “I made a few upgrades in your bathroom.” I asked him what...
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Spell Check
I did something foolish the other day. In a fruitless attempt at being more productive, I tried doing two things at once. I can barely task, let alone multi-task, so that was my first mistake. It began...
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Chocolate Gin Cakes
I was invited to this party and was supposed to bring dessert. I didn’t have time to bake, so I stopped at a Whole Foods on the way over. They had a freezer full of cakes and I thought, “Perfect!” But...
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Keywords
In an effort to attract more readers, my publicist would like me to include more keywords in my blog. For those of you who don’t speak marketese, keywords are the words you type into a search engine...
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The Windy City
Last week, the Powerball jackpot was so high that I couldn’t resist buying a ticket, even though I’m broke (no one has ever accused me of being a financial genius). So I drove to the gas station,...
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Why you should always hang up your clothes
I was sitting at my computer working on my next book, when I heard this tortured sound coming from the bedroom. It was like a cross between a choking goose and a bagpipe with diarrhea. So I jumped up...
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No Loitering
As a professional writer who works from home, I am in the unique position of enjoying certain perks that most of the workforce does not. For example, coming to work in my pajamas. I can also take as...
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The Best Seat in the House
*The following was my November guest blog on the wonderful Letters Inside Out. My 24-year-old daughter has played a big part in the success of The Door in the Sky, having helped me every step of the...
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