Reading and Writing are Fattening

The week before Christmas   - Sugar’s Slippery Slope      Last week on my annual three-day gambling and shopping getaway ...

Christmas Treats—Yeeks!      Thanksgiving is behind me. I indulged, bulged, and managed to get back on track. And then I started my...

HOLIDAY WEIGHT GAIN Preparing for Thanksgiving              Unless you’re stranded on a desert island, being held prisoner in...

Holiday weight gain starts in October!               I used to gain ten pounds every year during the holiday season. How w...

Manuscript Organization and the Independent Writer I wish I could tell you that I have some amazing and simple organization s...

Discouragement and the Older Writer Is discouragement with writing any different for the older writer? The older writer h...

How Many Characters Are Too Many?         Will using too many make readers lose interest? Some critics complained th...