Articles
Reviews of Other Books
The Hour of the Witch, Chris Bohjalian, review written June 14th, 2021, New York Journal of Books The Push, Ashley Audrain, review written May 25, 2021, New York Journal of Books , New York Journal of Books My Year Abroad, Chang-rae Lee, review written February 2, 2021, New York Journal of Books
On Family
"Things Unsaid"--"Deeds Undone", Guest Author feature on part of the backstory for my novel, Things Unsaid. MemoryCafe is an online community dedicated to resources on caregiving and aging, June 29, 2020 Talking with Your Parent about Aging and Death--Psychology Today, June 16, 2017 [coauthored with Virginia Simpson, for "On Call"] Mother-Daughter Caregiving | In Honor of Mothers’ Day, Marylee MacDonald (author of Bonds of Love and Blood and Montpelier Tomorrow May 14, 2017 "Diva Mamas--Reluctant Mothers in Literature", Women Writers, Women Books, May 4, 2016 (an article for Mother's Day) "A Shout-out to Grandparents", Grand, September 5, 2016
Writing as Meditation
"Zen Mind, Writer's Mind: Letting Go", SheWrites.com, September 30, 2019The Creative Process
"From Idea to Screen: The Blank Space", Shewrites.com, December 12, 2019 It's All About Self-Esteem: Writing Can Be a Blood Sport", Shewrites.com, December 2, 2019 "The First Spark--How I Became A Writer", Shewrites.com, November 4, 2019 “Memoir or Fiction--That is the Question”, Shewrites.com, October 22, 2019 "Rebirth as Authors – Retirees Reinventing Themselves", Women Writers, Women’s Books. An online interview, February 5, 2018 The Audible Format: A How-to Guide", for "Behind the Book", Shewrites.com, September 7, 2017 Loving Disturbed Characters-, Shelf Pleasure, November 9, 2016 Cedar St. Times, July 31, 2015--"Things Unsaid—Family Pictures", Cedar St. Times, July 31, 2015, p.16
Character Development
"An Affection for Flawed Characters" SheWrites.com December 20, 2019 The Editing Pen, "Loving the Dark Side", July 22, 2017 Teri Giuliano Long (blog), November 2, 2015--"You Don't Have to Like My Characters"How-to of Writing
"Mindful Editing and Revising", BooksByWomen.org, March 27, 2020 "The End — Knowing When to Stop", SheWrites.com, January 23, 2020 "The Dreaded Middle--Story Block", SheWrites.com, January 7, 2020 "How To Market A Backlist Book", BooksByWomen.org, October 15, 2019 "Scrivener Convert" , Portland Book Review, July 13, 2015
Going Public
Beta Readers: An Author's Best Friend", SheWrites.com, February 24, 2020 Book Announcement on LuxuryReading.com, October 5, 2015 Book Announcement on FreshFiction.com, October 13, 2015 Why Even Internet Addicts Need a Publicist", JKS Communications Newsletter, February 2017