You can be a productive person without ever aiming for inbox zero — I first realized my inbox was becoming a problem when I missed an acceptance from an editor I’d never worked with before. It was pretty embarrassing to send a groveling apology six weeks after the fact, explaining that her message had gotten lost amid thousands of other unread emails. Not…

I had just stepped out the door to head to the bus from Atlantic City to New York when my cousin texted me that her father had passed away that morning. …

Whether you’re a traditionally published or self-published author, you don’t have to wait for someone else to ask you to give a reading or host a talk or panel at a bookstore. You can do it yourself! …

This morning, I proudly voted for Tanzie Youngblood for Congress. I less proudly identify as a member of the Democratic Party, after seeing them choose a candidate in my district for their Red to Blue strategy who’s proved himself lackluster at best on gun control, pro-gun at worst. As a…

On Friday, news broke on Twitter that the archives for the website The Frisky had been wiped from the internet (for the moment, you can read some tributes on the site’s official Twitter feed). …

A few weeks ago, I put out my first self-published anthology, Candy Lovers; Sugar Erotica. Why, after over a decade and 60 anthologies with traditional publishers, did I decide to take this major step? Before I tell you why, I want to be clear about why I didn’t. I didn’t…

News of reality TV star Kim Kardashian West’s visit to the White House to meet with President Donald Trump about prison reform and the case of Alice Marie Johnson, who’s served 21 years on a life sentence without parole for a nonviolent drug offense, have been met with incredulous reactions…

Lately reading a single book has taken me several weeks, or longer, which is a frustrating amount of time for someone who considers herself a book nerd. …