I just returned from speaking at the 2016 Reform Sex Offender Laws (RSOL) National Convention where I learned that 25% of our nation’s 800,000 registered sex offenders are children! That’s right. Two hundred thousand children as young as 10 have been forced to register—many for life—under a failed system of laws designed to protect kids. […]
Hillary and Reagan—Cut from the Same Cloth
In this, the most emotionally-charged political season since Goldwater challenged Johnson, it’s easy to focus on soundbites and fail to see that Hillary and Ronnie were cut from the same cloth. That’s right. In more ways than not, the darling of the left stands shoulder-to-shoulder with the darling of the right. The same can be […]
Born Into the Write Family
As my first novel is about to hit bookstores, people are asking why I invested my time, slumped over a keyboard, pursuing this or any project for nine years of my life. In response, all the usual reasons roll off my tongue—”Writers have to write,” “I had a compelling story to tell,” “I need to […]
The Importance of Advocating for Our Kids
I loved the story of eight-year-old Ethan (posted below) whose mom granted his Christmas wish, providing him with a professional lesson in how to apply makeup. I immediately thought of my daughter, Emily, who, while attending a theatrical performance at the age of five, pointed at the stage and said she wanted to be up […]
Ruthless Editing…Your Path to Nirvana
Okay, so you had a great idea for a book, wrote a thousand words a day for three months, and are now clutching a manuscript proudly to your breast. Of course what you really want to be holding is a book, complete with a beautiful cover, a scanning label pegged to 16.95, and a sassy […]
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