Welcome to October! I know I never finished my spooky season series last year but I have been working on it. So hopefully I can finish it this year! Though fully disclosure – I am going on va…

Depending where you’re located, you may have been aware that a Nor’easter bore down on the Northeastern coast of the United States – namely impacting New York, New Jersey and part…

ALT: Cat Lazy

As writers, we all develop habits. Hopefully, most of them are good. Sometimes, they are bad. Sometimes, they aren’t bad…but they may not be good either. Let me explain. We’re going to rewind to pr…

Alt: Knights Tale: Lively Medieval Dance

ALT: Autumn Walk in the Rain

Today is September 11th. Most days, it feels like a distant memory. Honestly, it feels like another lifetime. And in many ways, it was. I wrote about my memories of the day in this post marking the…

Alt: Happy Labor Day! With Tools and Helmet

Several years ago, we took a personality test at work and it gave us an “archetype.” After I took the test, I got “perfectionist.” I went home and told my parents about this and my mom laughed. She…

Olivia Rodrigo held her much-anticipated women-led Daisy Chain Fields in Irvine, CA last night. The inaugural event raised $10 million for women’s rights nonprofits, and Melinda French Gates is doubli...

Title: Beauty and the Beast: Lost in a Book Author: Jennifer Donnelly Publisher: Disney Press Year: 2017 Genre(s): young ad...

Daily writing promptWhich fictional world would be the most fun to vacation in?View all responses So this is likely going to be a strange answer. And there will probably be some people who are surp…

Alt: Dolly Parton's Sparkling Wink

Co-written by Taub with Betsy Cornwell, Suffs: A Novel Based on the Tony Award-Winning Broadway Musical will be released in 2027.

ALT: Rosie Odonnell Welcome

...just a dream away.  It's been a long time since I talked about Disney, even though I had started a few posts to recap some past trips to...

Alt: Disney Princess

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Title: The Busybody Book Club Author: Freya Sampson Publisher: Berkley   Year: 2025     Genre(s): mystery Part of a Series: No Why ...

ALT: Alone in the Storm

Time to wrap up my check-in posts by updating you all about how I’m doing with my works in progress. I think I made some good progress with all three stories this quarter but I’ll let you be the ju…

Alt: Michelle Pfeiffer in Grease 2: Iconic Pink Lady

Title: Rules for Ruin Author: Mimi Matthews Publisher: Berkley Romance (Penguin Random House)    Year: 2025     Genre(s): historica...

Alt: It's Gon Rain Weather Report

Alt: A man looking annoyed while partially covering his face with his hand

ALT: Riding A Horse Jessie