My adventures on writing a novel have been heartwarming and overwhelming. “Tell Me Something True,” my first novel, came out Oct. 1 and, I have to confess, the very first review that came in was terrible. TERRIBLE!!!!! No, I’m not over-reacting. If I eer get over the trauma of reading someone’s opinion of how banal my story and writing was, I’ll put it up here

Since then, however, reaction to the book has been nothing but wonderful. It’s gotten fantastic reviews which is gratifyin as a writer and, most important, as someone who spent so much time toiling over those pages.  It’s been on top ten lists, which is incredbily humbling. But most important, I get emails from all over the country: From people in Michigan and Minnesota and Seattle, and I always wonder: How did my book get into your hands? And I marvel at the capacity of the written word to connect with such diverse people and at the power a story has to touch someone completely removed. Those responses are what I most cherish from this entire process. Every single message I’ve received from readers, I save and treasure.

Thank you!!!!!!!