Monthly Archives: January 2012

Cloud Nine

All today, I’ve been floating on Cloud Nine. My good friend Claire — and dog-walking buddy — heard about my YA novel and asked me about it as we were walking our dogs, Ryder and Monty. I emailed her the … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | 4 Comments

Sensational Serendipity

“Serendipity: the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way.” Compact Oxford English Dictionary Just love this word! It’s derived from Serendip, a former name for Sri Lanka, and was coined by the English politician … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Fresh Eyes

The Lower East Side of Manhattan — what a rich and vibrant place! Bustling, lively, small shops, ornate old buildings — so many sights and sounds. Just today, Alex, David and I took a trip we’d planned for a while … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Meant For

“When I get an idea for a song I can hear it in the orchestra; I can smell the scenery; I can see the kind of actor who’ll sing the song and the audience sitting there listening to it.” Richard … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Twelve Predictions

Just to keep us in the New Year groove a bit longer, I’d like to share with you twelve predictions that my friend and mentor Dr. Rob Gilbert made on his wonderful Success Hotline (973.743.4690). They’re fun and thought-provoking — … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

One Aim

“To follow, without halt, one aim: There’s the secret of success.” Anna Pavlova “We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called ‘Opportunity’ and its first chapter … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

New Year

Barter by Sara Teasdale Life has loveliness to sell, All beautiful and splendid things, Blue waves whitened on a cliff, Soaring fire that sways and sings And children’s faces looking up Holding wonder like a cup. Life has loveliness to … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment