Having my second glass of wine at LAX. Thinking I need to switch to diet soda. Yep. I’m on a 4-hour layover, waiting to take the red eye from California to Florida, just so I can shower and get my ass to work. I AM CRAZY. 40 – something year old women don’t do this. Right? So, why did I subject myself to this insanity? Love for writing. Love for fellow authors. The desire to learn. The hope I’m getting better. Following the dream. All of the above. I’ve never been a fan

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