Today is release day for my latest book, Sauvignon Blanc to Sigh For. While I’m bubbling over with excitement and wanting to talk about it, I’m going to set it aside for a moment to shine a bright light on some incredible people I met while cruising. We met Barbara Hoagland and her husband, Jorge … Read more

Moving is always an adventure. Not quite fun, but always full of surprises. Our latest move to a one-bedroom apartment was a breeze. Because of downsizing and boat living, all we needed was a small rental truck to make the almost 700 mile-trip. We took two days so we could poke along behind big rigs … Read more

I love writing…always have, always will. There’s a sense of accomplishment when you type the last word on a manuscript and send it off to your publisher. But there’s a part of being a novelist in today’s world that baffles me. Writers also have to be marketers. When there are eight million books on Amazon … Read more

Capt. Mark and I have hundreds of books. Some are packed in small boxes. Others are in bookshelves scattered throughout the house. Do I need to move forty cookbooks? Will I ever crack open those Russian language books from college? Will Mark need his cruising books on the Erie Canal now that our boat is … Read more

A science fiction writer recently wrote a blog post about why it was important to read (and write) books with happy endings, with good people winning over bad, and good behavior rewarded. His theory was that in fewer years than we imagine, we could be overrun by robots and without humanizing them (by reading them … Read more