When I was younger, I suffered from obsessive-compulsive disorder. Not until my 30s did I finally experience “normal” existence. For me,...

I have two cats. The gray cat to the right is Ms. Bree. She's a slender, dainty little thing that sounds like a tiny goat when she meows....

Make the time, but don't make it all of your time. Be grateful for plot holes. They're opportunities to improve your story. Don't just...

Growing up, did you feel like they gave everyone a how-to manual for life except for you? Maybe your copy was placed under the leg of a...

I've always been a writer at heart, but I didn't get into it seriously until about six years ago. At that time, I felt I could go about...

I was about eight, sitting in church. A woman sat three pews in front of me and my parents. She was in a hurry and had to leave in the...

In both of my stories (Of the Lilin and When Life was Yellow) the main characters have a tight-knit group of family members - their aunt...