Reviews are very important to authors; they can make or break a book. I wish I wasn’t, but I am afraid to write them. My spelling is that bad. How embarrassing is it to have to admit that I am an author who can’t spell? My publisher and editor actually laugh at my many mistakes. “At least I’m consistent,” they tease. Thank God I’ve learned how to laugh too. Well that and luckily my husband and children are great spellers who proof...

A new friend of mine and I were talking about what it was like to be a writer and have a learning disability. She said she came across a young woman who suffered from dyslexia, much like I do, and constantly used it as an excuse. -I spell everything wrong so I don’t write. -I have dyslexia so I can’t read. My friend said she liked the fact that I shared this same hurdle, but never used the word so to makeexcuses. She said I used the word...