“No one has ever become poor fromgiving.” - - - Anne Frank I was in my car, on the way to the home of a prospective client to ghostwrite her memoir. I felt apprehensive. During the first meeting, things hadn’t gone smoothly. She had been withdrawn and guarded and...

When I filled out my ballot for the 2024 primary election, I thought about the women who fought and suffered so I could do this important thing: vote. Because the politics are so egregious right now, it weighs exceptionally heavy on my heart to think that there are...

Cultivating inner discipline is something that takes patience. Expecting rapid results is simply a sign of impatience. - - - TheDalai Lama   “How do I get myself to write? I want to, but I keep getting distracted.” This question arises in all walks of life when effort...

I’ve been absolutely terrified every moment of my life And I’ve never let it keep me from doing a single thing that I wanted to do. - - -  Georgia O’Keeffe I started facing my fears in a dream when I was five years old. I was sitting on our black and white diamond...

In my father’s never-ending quest to explore new things, he taught himself to use an abacus board to perform all sorts of mathematical functions. “Those Chinese,” he said, “they really know their stuff.” He was a standup comedian and he always carried four by five...

I have written 11 books and each time I think, Uh oh, they’re going to find out now. I’ve run a game on everybody, and they’re going to find me out. . . . Maya Angelou I had a moment of elation when I got my first ghostwriting job to pen a memoir for chanteuse Diana...