There were many times when I would write a bit, then go cry, and go back to it again. The sections where I am most vulnerable were most difficult as they carry risk, and I struggled with how much to reveal.
Francene Gillis – 22 June 2025 Continue reading
As a young teen, I fell in love with Willie Nelson’s music and decided a career in music was for me. Mainly because I wanted to meet Willie Nelson, which I did when I was 28 and working in radio.
Lee Adams – 19 June 2025 Continue reading
Some characters are certainly based on people I have known and observed. Others are fictitious but based on something I’ve experienced. They are all human, so imperfect, and making choices that they think are good in the moment.
Anne Shaw Heinrich – 17 June 2025 Continue reading
The idea came to me sort of like a lightning bolt (which rarely happens) as I was walking past a swing-set on a playground down by a beach I spend a lot of time at in Los Angeles. I was feeling a bit nostalgic, so I rode the swing for a while, remembering how fun it was as a kid to imagine at the top of the swing blasting off into outer space (it was an imagination I always had as a kid). The idea of an upswing and a downswing made me think of the ups and downs of life… and once “Mood Swing” popped into my head, well, the ideas started flooding and it all built up from there.
B.R. Duray – 15 June 2025 Continue reading
Actual individuals inspired me, but I aimed to avoid creating them in a way that might seem exaggerated or unrealistic. If they recognize themselves positively, I’m delighted.
Wendy Gee – 12 June 2025 Continue reading
Anyone who wants to relax and have fun. You’re not learning anything with this book, but you’ll have a good time.
Christine Stringer – 10 June 2025 Continue reading
This journey has inspired a newfound purpose to advocate at the highest levels in government for aviation safety in hopes that no family suffer a similar tragedy.
Rossana D’Antonio – 7 June 2025 Continue reading
This was a labor of love, and to quote Shakespeare, “the course of true love never did run smooth.”
Martha Jean Johnson – 5 June 2025 Continue reading
In my mind, she had been abused and violated – I wanted to tell her story and give her a voice.
Sam Davey – 3 June 2025 Continue reading
I started the book quite a while ago but had to shelve it because I didn’t want my father to read it. In order to tell the story, I inevitably revealed the workings of some of his tricks and illusions. He would have been upset so I just couldn’t see it through.
Katy Grabel – 31 May 2025 Continue reading