The Gift
The origin of Five Petals from Paris. I was writing my first novel, set in World War II France, when an unexpected gift came my way. During lunch with a […]
Mont Saint-Michel: The Inspiration
It was love at first sight as we drove along the country road of western France in our borrowed VW bus. The hazy blue silhouette of the 8th-century Mont Saint-Michel […]
Baking a Novel
My professor said I’d never be a creative writer. And I believed him. So, I set about helping others express their voices on the page. I loved the writer’s magic. […]