Darlene Olivo’s wonderful cover design for Courting Kathleen Hannigan is a FINALIST in a contest offered by SUSAN WHITFILED on her blog. GO TO HER SITE and VOTE for Darlene’s cover!!Read More
The GOOD NEWS: My newest novel, WARMING UP, made it to the QuarterFinals of the amazon.com Breathrough Novel Award competition (top 250 out of 5000–still a ways to go!) The next round is judged by Penguin editors, but they will consult with reviews you might post, based on your reading of an excerpt like the...Read More
The Chicago Lawyer asked me to write a column reflecting on change in the profession, from the days of Courting Kathleen Hannigan to present. See the article. Read More
As co-chair of the Lawyers for the Creative Arts/John Marshall Law School PEN TO PRESS Conference on self-publishing, I am thrilled to report that almost a hundred people joined us for informative panels and exhibits, an inspirational luncheon presentation by Marc Kelly Smith, and collegial networking on Saturday, September 26. I moderated a panel on...Read More
ONE FOR THE ARK was just named a Short List Finalist in the William Faulkner/William Wisdom national Novel competition, sponsored by the Pirate’s Alley Faulkner Society. AND!!! An earlier draft of my latest novel, WARMING UP, was named a SEMIFINALIST in that same competition. Whoohoo!! My friend Julie Weary has a new novel which also...Read More
ONE FOR THE ARK was just named a Short List Finalist in the William Faulkner/William Wisdom national Novel competition, sponsored by the Pirate’s Alley Faulkner Society. AND!!! An earlier draft of my latest novel, WARMING UP, was named a SEMIFINALIST in that same competition. Whoohoo!! My friend Julie Weary has a new novel which also...Read More
It’s quite an honor to be named again to The Best Lawyers in America in Advertising and Entertainment Law. Also to be included in Chambers USA and called a “superb” lawyer. Would really love to be called a superb writer!!Read More
One of my very favorite writers, Anne Mini, asked me to guest blog at her Author! Authors website, annemini.com. She asked me to write about censorship and strong women characters like Kathleen Hannigan. Anne is at a writer’s retreat in France, hopefully completing her next novel. While at her site, explore her past posts…she offers...Read More
I am the guest blogger at http://annemini.com/?p=7504 Read this really useful website for authors, and read my guest post. I WILL GIVE ONE DOLLAR TO LAWYERS FOR THE CREATIVE ARTS AND FIFTY CENTS TO SEATTLE YWCA GIRLSFIRST FOR EVERY COPY OF COURTING KATHLEEN HANNIGAN PURCHASED FROM NOW UNTIL DECEMBER 31. IT’S A GREAT STOCKING STUFFER...Read More
ARS Medica, The Journal of Arts, Medicine and the Humanities published by the University of Toronto Press, just accepted my story, READING BETWEEN THE LINES, for publication in the winter issue! It’s a story about an aging actress with Alzheimers who finally pays her actor son an unqualified compliment!Read More
