USA TODAY Bestselling Author

  • Publishing Tips for Authors

    As promised, and in keeping with my tradition to PAY IT FORWARD, I am sharing some tips on how to succeed in publishing your first book.

  • Top Ten Greatest Day Ever

    Today I had the honor of speaking at West Boca Raton High School to the 11th grade Honors English class. Their amazing teacher, Lauren Schneider, decided to change things up. ...

  • The Business of Publishing

    So you want to write a book? Today it is easier than ever to see your words in print. While easy doesn't always translate into success, it means that ...

  • Miami Book Fair International 2014

    To quote Judy Melinek, forensic pathologist and author of Working Stiff, book fair is "a lot like getting lost in a bookstore but with people instead of books!"

  • Hot Car

    If you’re from Florida, don’t blink, because if you do, you’re sure to close your eyes in summer and open them to the start ...

  • Re-entry

    Our twin boys return from sleep away camp in a few hours. Wishing for their return means wishing the summer away, and closing their cabin door means stepping into a ...

  • Every Day is Mother's Day

    Thank you for thinking about me today. Mother's Day takes an already difficult day and makes it harder. Every day is a hard day.

  • I'm a Girl, But I Love Football

    It’s that time of year again. I know. My female friends spurn me for feeding into the frenzy created by the men in their life. I can’...

  • Collect Moments Not Things

    For years I had carried around a very large purse (a “portable CVS” as my mother used to call it) brimming with everything from matches to a first ...

  • Training for your Triathlon

    Recently we had a lovely dinner with our fitness friends. Think lean, no body hair whatsoever, and lots of talk of training and RunKeeper. I casually said to the husband, &...

  • The Real Heroes of GSD

    When I sat down to write The Mourning After back in 2006, I had no idea that, upon the book’s release seven years later, we would be close to ...

  • Seventh Grade Class Trip

    We just returned from the seventh grade class trip, and although I would love nothing more than to chillax (chill-relax as the kids call it) on the couch, many of ...

  • A Special Lesson

    As the parents of twin boys, my husband and I have tried to instill in our children the difference between right and wrong, while fine-tuning the delicate balance between holding ...

  • Guest Blogger: Therafit Shoes

    Thank you to Therafit Shoes for inviting me to guest blog: Yesterday we dismantled a life. My siblings and I gathered together at my late mother's home to sift ...