Honolulu!

You're welcome and yeah, that's so close! If you end up going lmk! I'd love to meet you! (Read your bio and your memoir sounds incredible!)

PLEASE! I would love to have a friend there!

I'm in this pic! Great opening session!

That would be wonderful!

Turquoise and magenta <--- the goal. Grey and beige <--- the most honest answer. 😂😭

Currently reading Holly & love how you wove in the subplot of COVID. Pfizer, Moderna, Johnson & Johnson, elbow touches, hospitals w/out beds, anti-vaxxers; these little "tells" will be what teaches future generations what those dark days were like. The book is a page turner. Hope you stay healthy!

This is such an important skill. Sometimes I read through my suggestions before submitting them to a client and revise just in case I sound to cold or blunt. Sharing our writing is such a vulnerable act, and asking an editor for help is equally so. We owe compassion along with expertise.

Later by Stephen King was a fun (in a S.K. thriller kind of way), and quick page turner. It wasn't as developed as most of his novels, but entertaining if you like that genre.

Me! I'm a 1st timer so def nervous but excited too!

Wise words! I equally love the saying that the only difference between success and failure is the audacity to try. I've decided to overflow with audacity. And if I flop fantastically, at least I won't have to wonder, "What if I'd just tried?"

Congratulations on your approaching release date! In the world of should'ves and would'ves, just remember you did the best you could with what you had, and now it's time to celebrate being a writer who crossed the finish line and is showcasing his hard work to the world! I wish you immense success!

I try to remind myself of the superpower this gives me as an editor: empathy. When my clients feel like they're "not a writer" or their book isn't worth publishing, I can guide them through it because I've so been there. Plus, if they can feel this way & still write the book, what's my excuse?

I have long loved Denise Silva aka PearMama's art. She's a SoCal Latina artist who centers on images of indigenous femininity, motherhood, and ancestral spirituality. My walls are covered with her pieces.

This is universal for editors who are also writers! I'm writing a book too and spend half the time feeling like I don't know how to use words correctly. 🙃