Iron Skillet Chorizo & Chicken
I’ve never cooked with chorizo before, but when I saw some on sale I thought “what the heck?” Precisely because I’ve never cooked with it before I didn’t want to make a dish solely with the spicy meat....
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Six years ago I began this blog to provide an outlet for my writing. I write prolifically for The Local Tourist but that writing is for a specific niche. I wanted a forum where I could explore beyond...
View ArticleI’ll NEVER Get It All Done – And That’s OK
One of the hardest parts of being an entrepreneur is knowing that you will never, ever, ever finish everything on your to-do list. You can start the day with the intention of completing all your tasks;...
View ArticleThe Magic of Journals
Journals are a special sort of magic. I adore those bound blank pages just waiting to be filled. I love the feel, the texture, the unlimited possibilities for imagination and creation that each one...
View ArticleOne Kindness at a Time
More shootings. More hate. More anger and destruction and fear. It’s overwhelming. Even walking out the door feels dangerous. The violence is happening anywhere, everywhere. No place is safe, not...
View ArticleThe Only Resolution You Need
Every year, like most people, I think about the things I want to accomplish during the next 365 days. Get in shape, eat better, lose weight, make more money, save more money, expand my business, expand...
View ArticleIntention is Everything
Intention is everything. January, 2017, I went to a bookstore in Asheville, North Carolina. I looked at the travel section and said “I will write a book, and it will belong there.” It was published in...
View ArticleThe End
I am a novelist. Four and a half years ago, I wrote my first book and became an author. Yesterday, I wrote The End and became a novelist. Like so many other authors, I’ve wanted to write a novel for as...
View ArticleDiscovery Writing is Weird
Discovery writing is weird. And amazing. And weird. And fun. And WEIRD. I’m a list-making type-A type of person, so when I first decided to write fiction, I thought I’d be a plotter. I’d know what was...
View ArticleYou Know That Feeling When…
You know that feeling when you’re nearly done writing your second novel and your third and fourth are bouncing around in your brain and then you’ve got a whole trilogy in a completely different genre...
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