Except from Chapter Five of Thicker Than Blood: Adoptive Parenting in the Modern World I was impressed with the depth of teens’ need for their fathers when I researched my first book on teen suicide. I interviewed thirty teens and found that twenty-seven of them had…
Excerpt from Chapter Three of Thicker Than Blood: Adoptive Parenting in the Modern World My sons’ birth certificates say they were born to me and my husband. This is a great relief, legally. No one can deny them access to their rights as a child of mine or…
Creating the family Excerpt from Chapter Three of Thicker Than Blood: Adoptive Parenting in the Modern World Release Date: May 2016 Arsenal Pulp Press http://ow.ly/ePWK300ESqE My sons’ birth certificates say they were born to me and my husband. This is a great relief,…
I’ve spent a fascinating couple of hours working with a professional to produce a book trailer, a mini video. https://vimeo.com/164040238 I tried to do it on my own and it was not particularly interesting or effective. This one is much better. It’s missing a comma,…
I realize all authors need a social media platform. Publishers look for it; readers look for it. No one yet has shown me how to communicate about the last book when my mind is on the one I’m presenting writing. I attended an instructional workshop (another one)…