

Is There A Right Way To Write?
Did you know that best-selling romance writer Danielle Steel works on several books at a time? Did you know that when acclaimed suspense novelist Mary Higgins-Clark's children were very young she had only two hours, from 5 a.m. to 7 a.m., to work on her novels before getting the kids off to school? Romance novelist Jackie Collins writes drafts of her novels in longhand. Are they maximizing their productivity? What IS the right way to write? Some authors use an outline -- a s


Oprah's Hypothetical Running Mate
If Oprah were to run for president, which she has repeatedly said she wouldn't, other than Hillary Clinton, who do you think would be her running mate? And don't say Gayle.

TV Networks That Get On My Nerves
The Lifetime Movie Network (LMN). Their movies titles tell so much that you don't have to watch to know what happens. They're way too self-explanatory. These are made up, but titles like: My Ex-Boyfriend Is A Murderer I Didn't Kill My Sister But Everyone Thinks I Did My Father's Mistress She Stole My Fiancé I Survived Abuse At Home Another one: The Hallmark Channel. While I appreciate their uplifting, sunny movies, they are so sugary sweet that I get cavities by just watching


Musical Throwbacks & Clooney Twins
Is it me, or have most of the Rap, Hip-Hip and R&B songs from the last three decades, which were frowned upon by mainstream media, suddenly become the soundtracks of nearly every TV commercial? Is it me, or did Amal Clooney seem like she was pregnant for 8 years? Anyway, congrats to the Clooneys on the births of their healthy and beautiful twins, Ella and Alexander.