Peevish by Debra H. Goldstein Peevish is my word of the day. The dictionary says it means “cross, querulous, or fretful, as from vexation or discontent,” but that doesn’t begin to describe my present mood. Put out, frustrated, angry, tired, and a word that begins with b and rhymes with witchy are ones that easily […]
What Makes A Good Writer’s Group by Linda Rodriguez Over the years, I have been a part of many writer’s workshops, groups, and organizations. I have been a founder of several. When I was a young wife and mother, I desperately wanted the companionship of other writers, other people who understood this difficult thing I […]
Killer Nashville. What a great phrase. It can be interpreted from being a killer conference to being a description of the town. As you read this, I am at Killer Nashville. listening to lectures, drooling and tripping over my own two feet in front of authors I’ve admired from afar, hearing critiques from editors and […]
Fulfilling a Passion by Debra H. Goldstein Passion. Aging. Wanting to fulfill my passion to be a writer (even a mid-list writer) before my arms go beyond their present flabby state. These are things I’ve been thinking about a lot lately because of a wonderful award I received on July 31. Positive Maturity, a United […]
Twenty-one Days Does a Habit MakeExercise has always been an anathema to me. I hate the idea of glistening, smelling, or messing up my hair. My idea of joy tends to be sedentary: reading, writing, talking or watching a show. Unfortunately, recently I was forced to embrace the concept of exercise. I shuddered at the […]
The Meaning of Life by Debra H. Goldstein Recently I’ve been giving a lot of thought to the meaning of life and its other alternative. This isn’t a new topic for me to explore. I first started thinking about it shortly after my fiftieth birthday when I woke one morning to find my arms had […]
Is My Husband’s Life at Risk? by Debra H. Goldstein My favorite segment of the Mickey Mouse Club (the one that was played in reruns during my childhood) was the Spin and Marty episodes. I had a crush on Tim Considine. I had visions of walking down the aisle with him while Annette Funicello sweetly […]
I can’t remember when I couldn’t read. Picking out letters from the newspaper, storybooks, or off milk cartons made my day. My mother introduced me to the library at an early age and I still can recall how excited I was the day I printed my name and received my very own library card. My […]
Many of you know I stepped down from the bench a year ago to give myself the freedom to write during the day. The results were mixed. In the beginning, I couldn’t get disciplined enough to do much more than organize my daughter’s wedding, travel, and watch every possible episode of How I Met Your […]
Juliet in William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet proclaimed that “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” Although this is often taken to mean what’s in a name, I have discovered that the same can be said for book covers. This month, Harlequin Worldwide Mystery is featuring a mass market version of […]