Her breathing deepened and quickened into staccato gasps for breath she tried to control. But she could not. Instead, they overpowered her. The gasps burst out into anguished tears that she had held back too long. Skip a few lines to the next sequence in this scene: Her mother, who had never been able to…
The reason I wrote the novel is complex. First I recalled an incident 40 years ago that caught my attention. I received a call from the L.A. County Medical Association. They were seeking donations to help defend a pediatrician being sued for millions of dollars, he had $25,000 in malpractice insurance. He faced ruin professionally…
I got the idea for my third novel, Pop-Out Girl, in 2013 while I was on “vacation” in Las Vegas working on my second novel, A Dead End in Vegas. I was standing on a corner on the Strip one night waiting to cross when I saw one of those tacky, obnoxious trucks go by…
Ever thought about the manners of death – the ways to die? Routine stuff for a medical examiner, maybe, but excellent fodder for a thriller writer. Take your pick: death by accident, suicide, natural causes, homicide, or undetermined—then include all five and torture the mind of the novel’s protagonist. In “The Five Manners of Death”…
Tapped Out For College Students: Stress Relief Using EFT, was inspired by my wish for an EFT book geared specifically at relieving the stressful situations facing college students. Because both Becki and I are Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) practitioners, I wanted an EFT book because I knew how effective this technique is at relieving stress.…
My son King Josiah Sims was the inspiration for writing this book, all the women and men that have lost an unborn child and/or children were my inspiration. I want them to know that I am praying for them, that I understand exactly what they are going through. That there is help for them and…
Life experience, disappointments, joys and rebounds may all contribute to the birth of a novel. Sometimes, the perfect mix of mishaps can engender the perfect story. Of course, to understand a little of the backstory behind I Can Find You, you have to take in a little about me, the author. Introverted as a child,…
My first published novel, Lisa33 was an avante-garde sex comedy set on the internet. I had a well-known agent, a prestigious publisher, and a sizable advance – everything one dreams of. And yet the end result was quite disastrous. My book got caught up in politics with the publisher, my agent mysteriously disappeared as the…
The Story Behind the Book 