I decided a while ago to MEMORIZE the Financial Meditation created by Abraham-Hicks as a way of deepening my connection to the material (and keeping my brain alive.) I also think it harkens back to a piano teacher in college who was big on memorization, insisting that you didn’t really “know...

Today marks a full 40 days before I leave for Cancun and it’s time to get really serious about my fitness goals. Like, time to cut all wine out of my life for 40 days level serious. And because I thrive best when something becomes a Creative Project, I started a secret blog elsewhere just to chronicl...

I do admire how much Belle loves to swim in the ocean, no matter what the temperature. I wish I could be like that but now at least I’ve found a terrific salt water swim experience:  my Chinatown YMCA has an incredible salt water pool.  I’ve gone three times since joining last week an...

I stayed up until around 2:30 last night reading through the novel one last (for now) time, fine-tuning a various lines and fixing a few more typos before the copy editor does his or her pass. Not having looked at it for a few months allowed me to have a much fresher eye, like when you visit your storage s...

As a last minute, semi-neurotic measure I had two friends read through the novel before I was going to turn it into my publisher for production. One was super–enthusiastic and corrected about two dozens typos (although I’m sure the copy editor will find a few more.) The other was also enthusiastic bu...

Probably the stupidest app is the Ugly meter –– although it’s had moments of being the #1 bestselling one, even surpassing Angry Birds. It rates you on a scale of 1 to 10 how ugly you are ––and, as in golf, the lowest score is  best. Angelina Jolie got a 0. George Clooney got a 4. And Brad Pitt got a...

I’ve been thinking all day that right now, it’s more than having too much to do….It’s that if I could JUST DO ONE THING –– or at least focusing on a single project for the MAJORITY of my time –– all would be so much easier. Like, for example, diving in deep and prepping for my June ...

Today I handed in to my publisher several pages of potential copy blurb + a synopsis + sample bios for me + ideas and notes on cover art possibility … but I’m still holding on to the manuscript, at least until this weekend. When you’re filming something, there’s a step before sound ...

He’s not a real person –– well, he is a real person playing a character –– but more and more my hero is this dude from a LAW & ORDER episode called Black Tie. Basically, he’s playing the best defense lawyer in NYC who is hired by a super-rich women when she’s accused of putting her di...