Gabriela, my main character in the novel, was also a joy to create.  I wanted someone who was, well, like me, in the sense of a normal woman, with a regular marriage and two kids, with a normal life, with normal problems, juggling marriage and budding career, who is suddenly thrust into a potential lethal … Read more

Many people have asked me how I came about creating my character, Richard, in The Coin.  Actually, I created Gabriela first and then I began to think about what type of man would be attracted to someone like Gabriela, in the physical sense, and how he would fall hard for the person she was, on … Read more

When a former student of yours sends you a message that he will be analyzing The Coin for his university English course.  My novel!!  A new cusp in my career. Love it!! I also feel like Dory in “Finding Nemo,”  Writing, writing, writing…

Just entered my novel. The Coin, in the Southern California Book Festival Competition.  Results in October.  Wish me luck!