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I have mentioned a few times in my social media Writer’s Musings series that I try to always take a daily walk of around 3-4 miles at a nearby park. I do this for both the physical exercise and also the mental exercise in that …

With Thanksgiving fast approaching during these difficult times, I would like to share the very long-standing Polcari holiday tradition. Every family has its own traditions, which are important. That’s why they’re called traditions. Ours melds the traditional Thanksgiving meal with the Italian Sunday meal, since …

I had a little reminder a few weeks ago that nothing is ever as simple as they say it will be. Especially with IT and cable/streaming services. Now before you read on, please know that I have the utmost respect for IT professionals of all …

The co-main character of Against My Better Judgment is Mauzzy, a real-life miniature red dachshund with quite a lot of sass, snark, and colorful individualism. And plenty of love. Since many readers don’t have dachshunds, with Mauzzy’s approval, I thought it would be fun to …

Thank you so much to Prism Book Tours for organizing the Blog Tour of Against My Better Judgment! Below is the Grand Finale post put together by their team, and has all of the links to the tour stops in one handy spot! Check it …

After the Launch Week of my book Against My Better Judgment, I participated in a number of virtual book tours. When I started on this publication journey, I was mentally preparing myself for in-person author signing events, attending conventions, maybe even a few public speaking …

Last week was awesome. Just plain awesome. Monday the 14th kicked off my week of daily giveaways on my social media profiles to celebrate my debut novel’s LAUNCH WEEK and you all did not disappoint. Thank you so much for your reviews, encouragement, and just …

With this being my last post before the release of Against My Better Judgment on September 16th, I would like to extend a BIG thank you to all my followers and readers. Your tremendous support, encouragement, and comments helped me as I learned how to …

With less than 10 days before the release of Against My Better Judgment, I thought it would be fun to give a little insight into where some names of characters and businesses in the story came from. To me, family and friendship is a very …

Recently, a follower on Instagram asked me “‘Who, or what, inspired you to become an author?’” I thought about this question and recalled that the obsession with writing all began with one simple assignment in my fifth-grade writing class. Mrs. S asked each of us …