The Story Economy Blog

I traveled 14,000 miles. I earned Silver Medallion Status somewhere over Iowa. I quit drinking my daily glass of wine because I realized it probably wasn’t healthy. I lost 7 pounds. I worked a series of 15-hour days. I had several nights where I only…

I have so many ideas right now. I have at least five different story ideas based on the epic family vacation we took last month to San Diego, where we attended a freestyle trampoline event for my almost-11-year-old son. On top of that, I have a couple…

I’m inspired by women and girls who just aren’t taking it. “It” being stereotypes, unfair contracts that penalize them for being female, brands and leagues who talk a good game but then don’t follow through with the money, and ideas about who…

Psst!! HAVE YOU ENTERED THE CONTEST TO WIN A COPY OF THIS NOVEL, ALONG WITH MY NEW BOOK, WOULD I LIE TO YOU? Check out my Instagram post with the official contest rules. Contest ends January 31, 2020, at 5 p.m. EST   A few chapters into Camille…

I spent several hours last week searching for people who served with my dad in the 1950s. He was drafted in 1952, served in the 4th Infantry as part of the United States Army Europe (USAREUR), and was stationed in Germany until 1954. He took hundreds…