In 2003, when I started writing book three of my “Enter the Between” fiction series, I knew the Monarch Butterfly would play a major role in the story: as part of the natural setting of Pacific Grove (home to my story and to the Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary) and as the symbolic representation of transformation and […]
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Kristen Simoes to Narrate Novel “Between Will and Surrender”
I’m excited to announce that multi-talented voice actor and reporter Kristen Simoes will be narrating the audiobook version of my novel Between Will and Surrender. Two local girls banding together.
“Enter the Between” Visionary Fiction Series
One of my goals has been to live long enough to finish all four books in my “Enter the Between” visionary fiction series. Success. I made it. One day before my 70th birthday. The second (much improved) edition of BETWEEN NOW AND FOREVER is finally available on Amazon. If I’m lucky, I’ll now have enough […]
Esselen People are not Extinct
Until I started research for my novel series, I knew little about Native Americans other than what I’d seen on TV. You know, half-naked savages, mostly Navajo and Apache, screaming Ayyyyaaaayayaaaaa as they get shot off their horses by white guys. At History.com , I was surprised to discover that when European adventurers arrived in the Americas […]
Reading Regularly Can Improve Your Health
Did you get this month’s issue of Costco Connection in the mail (It really has some great articles)? If you did, check out “Reading for Life” in the For Your Health section. It confirms what I’ve believed for a long time: “Reading regularly can help you live longer and better.” Yes, reading regularly for 30 minutes a […]
Holographic Universe in Fiction
In last month’s post, my protagonist Marjorie Veil experiences seemingly random events that affect her in a life-altering way and jar her out of her own little world. She starts paying closer attention to the subtle and not-so-subtle messages from the universe that continue to pop up in her daily life, via signs, symbols, and […]
