Giving Up Beauty
So, I never intended to have a career as a writer and, most especially, did not expect to end up being a positive body image advocate (well, I personally was […]
a happy little moment
So I have this dream that one day I will be walking through some airport and will see my book in someone’s hand as she sits and reads until it […]
The Business of Writing
People ask how I got started in the writing business all the time and here’s my answer, “I took a class.” Yep, ten years ago, I signed up for a […]
Why don't you go Sew Retro?
There are a few blog posts that I wrote my first year of blogging that remain my most read posts every week, years later. One of them is a post […]
What's going on with Beautiful You?
I was recently asked this question by several different people so I thought I’d opt for a public answer. The book is completely out of my hands, out of my […]
Blurbs
Blurbs. You’ve noticed them. Maybe they’ve even inspired you to buy a book. They are those quotes on the back of book jackets or inside flaps that tell you what other people– usually […]
Beautiful You update
By Wednesday at 5 pm (and hopefully well before 5pm), I will have finished the final proofread of Beautiful You’s 432 pages. I then sent it back to my editor who gets […]
Gringa: A Contradictory Girlhood
When I have my act together, Tuesdays are the day to blog about culture, identity, and/or community engagement. And, today, hooray for us, I have my act together because I get to tell […]
Q&A with Allison Winn Scotch
One of the books tucked into my beach book basket is Allison Winn Scotch’s latest, The One That I Want. I first discovered Allison as a freelance writer and found […]
Random Bits
Sometimes, I feel like such a fraud saying that I am a writer. My work time is compressed into the 15 hours that Happy is with the babysitter each week and, […]
