Why I Write
My writer friend, Susan Cushman, who hosted me when I went to Memphis for a television interview and book signing last year, tagged me in a blog series that asks three questions. I hope you enjoy my answers and please
The Story Behind The Midwife
Today, our mail man drove up through the slush on our lane--his white light spinning on top of his teal hatchback--and delivered a box of Advanced Reader Copies of The Midwife. I contemplated writing a post about the experience, which affected
The Midwife Cover Reveal
The day after I miscarried at ten weeks, I received an email from my publisher with the final cover for my second stand-alone novel, The Midwife. When I opened the attachment, tears welled in my eyes. A woman holding a child.
Surviving A Newborn Novel
My best friend called about four days after the birth of my novel, just as she had called after the birth of my daughter seventeen months before. “How are you?” she asked. I had carried my cell phone out on the
Publishers Weekly Chooses Picture From The Outcast Signing!
Four years ago (or is it five?), I attended my first writerly luncheon. I was so nervous, I had to stop by the bathroom and run my hands under warm water to keep them from feeling dead. Staring into
We’re Going On A Novelmoon
On Tuesday, my husband and I leave for our novelmoon. What’s a novelmoon, you ask? Well, it’s kind of like a babymoon: a trip a couple takes to reconnect before the birth of their child (my novel, in this case).