"We all need somebody to lean on." ~Bill Withers, Lean on Me (1972)Dear ,My computer monitor is framed by 22 post-it notes, taped like a border around it. Some are reminders about which email address to use to log in to different author accounts. One...

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but the winner of the contest you entered to win an e-reader has been announced ... and it was not you. 😟Hello ,Last month you entered a contest by following authors on some social media platforms. I was given you...

“When it comes to luck, you make your own.” ~Bruce SpringsteenHello ,As we approach the one year anniversary of life-as-we-knew-it-taking-an-unexpected-turn, I've been reflecting on how much my work day has changed since the time before I ever heard...

This one simple action takes twelve seconds and can give you a hit of feel good hormones every time you open an email.... honest!Dear Charming ,Several months ago I was cleaning up my contact list, removing the emails of people who never open my mes...

Dear Charming ,Today when I was tidying my contact database, I noticed that you haven't been getting my emails since November. You may not have noticed, but you did join my list, so I assume you have some interest in my messages. I'm so sorry for hav...

Dear charming ,Several months ago I was cleaning up my contact list, removing the emails of people who never open my messages. (Rude!) As I scanned the list of names one jumped out at me—a contact who'd called herself 'Charming Natasha'.As it happens...

Hey !In case you'd planned to come to the reading I'm doing from First In: A steamy, small-town firefighter romance and lost track of time, or lost the link, here it is again:Join Danika's ReadingThe room is open and folks are chatting about this-and...

What's your first thought of a time your heart was racing and you wondered, "Should I really be doing this?"Hello !I'm thinking about the times I've made a conscious decision to do something that scared me since I'll be doing my first truly public re...

Hey !How long has it been since you've attended any kind of public event, like a play or a concert or a book reading? I'm guessing, pretty close to a year. The last performance that I saw was in February 2020, at DisneyLand with my kids—singing, danc...

I wish I could find a #sexyfireman to read from my book; sadly, you're stuck listening to and looking at me—I promise not to be shirtless!Hello !Not too much exciting ever happens around my house. And I'm good with that. Really, I am!Given mine and M...