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The first part of writing a novel is figuring out what it’s about. The next step is to figure out whom the story is about. Characters tel...

Finding herself single after almost 20 years of marriage, Sophie is trying her hand at Online Dating. She’s new and unsure about what is ...

Being a mom is hard work and there is always so much to do. The lists and chores never seem to go away and Rose wouldn't have it any othe...

Justine’s House The house is a mess. I’m not exaggerating. There are piles of dirt up against the walls on the floor, food, dust, dirt. T...

Justine is a character in the novel, 40 Something and this is an excerpt from the novel. About Social Media Marketing Gary left for work ...

Sophie is a character in a chicklit novel I’m sipping on a coffee waiting for my date to arrive. Frank. He’s cute. Well, he is in his pho...

When you write a novel you have to know your characters inside and out. The more developed the characters, the more believable and empath...

Rose’s Teenagers Drive her Crazy Rose is a character of a chicklit novel. I love my children, I do. I swear I do. It’s just, well. Who ar...

Excerpt from the book 40 Something about 5 women juggling careers, kids, family, and men. Based on true stories about life, marriage, dat...

Rose is a stay at home mom who, at 40, is feeling less than sexy on date night with her husband. The kids have a bad habit of getting in ...

Warning this post talks about sex. Shhh don’t tell anyone. Worse, it talks about casual sex with FWBs - Friends with Benefits. I know sha...

Charlie is a character in the novella series about five women trying to figure out what it means to be 40 plus in the 21st Century. Here ...