Celebrating my 100th Blog Post and Reflecting on the Writing Journey
I have you to thank, my blog readers, for it is you who have given me the confidence to soldier on through the murky world of publishing today.
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The Joys and Perils of Writing a Sequel
Before I wrote the first word of my first novel, Virgin Snow, I knew it needed to be a trilogy and what it would be about. The idea was to follow the journey of the main character, Cosi McCarthy, a West Side girl from Buffalo, as well as the trajectory of the city itself, across […]
Why “La Famiglia e Tutto” (Family is Everything)
Sicilians have a saying—La Famiglia e Tutto (Family is Everything)—and they live by what they say.
A Letter of Gratitude to Those Who Read Books
You are the ones who will have the wisdom, the vocabulary, the critical reasoning and the empathy to make the world a better place.
Why I Wrote a “Love Letter” to Buffalo
I wanted to begin a narrative that would trace the city’s arc from the first warning signs of a collapsing economy to its eventual rebirth and revitalization.
Beyond the Library: The Quiet Evolution of Literary Buffalo
When visiting the city earlier this month, I learned that over the past half-century, Buffalo has become quite the literary town.