Jul 15, 2026 | On Mindfulness
By Paula Munier The writer’s path can be as challenging and frustrating as it is exciting and rewarding. The trick is to hang in there through the good and the bad, the rejection and the bestseller list. This means nurturing, nourishing, and celebrating your writer...
May 25, 2021 | On K-9s, On Writing
Dogs and writing. Writing and dogs. Hard to say which comes first in my life, since we have three rescue dogs and the mystery series I write features former MP Mercy Carr and her retired bomb-sniffing Malinois Elvis. I’ve also written a memoir...
Jan 19, 2021 | On Writing
Keeping a series fresh and fun is a challenge—and it does not get any easier. As I sit down to write Book Four in my Mercy Carr series, I find myself rethinking everything I’ve learned about writing a series so far—often the hard way—and reminding myself of key...
Nov 21, 2014 | On K-9s, On Writing
Telling stories and selling stories—as a writer, editor, and agent—that’s how I spend my days. And most nights, truth be told. I’m one of the lucky ones. I truly love my work—and would do it whether I got paid or not. (Which is just as well, since not getting paid is...
Mar 18, 2012 | On Mindfulness
“When the Lord closes a door, somewhere He opens a window.” —Julie Andrews as Maria von Trapp in The Sound of Music “Keep passing the open windows.” —John Irving, The Hotel New Hampshire The Bible and the Buddha aside, sometimes I think that all you really need to...
