All The Shoes
All The Shoes is a sharp, heartfelt, and page-turning novel about identity, responsibility, and what it truly means to walk in someone else’s footsteps.
Write.
Mastering the Art of Handling Rejection 2
As the querying begins in earnest, I prepare myself for the onslaught of rejection.
Sleeping on Spinach: Balancing Creativity and Happiness
How reading a story by Rumi helped me find a path towards balancing happiness and creativity in my life.
Story From Rumi: Three Brothers who Fall in Love with a Portrait
The last story from Rumi’s poetry. Discover the transformative power of following your passions.
Story of Qais and Layla
Discover the legendary tale of unbreakable bonds, poetic madness, and a love that transcends all.
How to Care Less About Things that I Care About?
The story of how receiving praise led to unexpected realizations.
How to build a woman from scratch 2
Start with a heart: red, square, and click-tight. Add laughter bricks, dreams, and wit. A whimsical woman built from Lego bricks.
Story of a Fish that Wants to Ride a Bicycle 5
A story that illustrates a hard earned lesson in life about the perils of attempting to change your partner. Read the story and learn from my experience.
On Being a Woman :: A Story 2
Contemplating the concept of being a woman leads me to rewrite Metamorphosis by Kafka with a female protagonist.
Why is the Mona Lisa so Famous?
After years of pondering the question “Why is the Mona Lisa so famous?” I decide to make up my own answers.
The Lady with The Feather Dress: A story from Arabian Nights 1
A story from the Arabian Nights on how women give up their power in the name of romantic love and later must fight to reclaim it.
How to get motivated? ala Rocky Balboa on the steps style
“How to get motivated to exercise?” Can the answers provide the clues to the question: “how to get motivated to get inspired to write a novel?”
Antar and Abla : an epic real love story 6
Had Shakespeare, Scheherazade and Spielberg knocked their heads together for 1001 nights they could not have produced a better story than Antar and Abla.
The Dude from Big Lebowski Inspires Me To Style Flip-Flops 4 Ways
My lockdown uniform makes me think of The Dude from Big Lebowski. That leads me to deep contemplation about flip-flops. I know that some might laugh at them, but I see many possibilities for the humble flip-flops.
What Your Shoes Say About You 1
Watch me as I examine all the shoes in my closet searching for inspiration for my next novel. What your shoes say about you depends on your perspective.
Scheherazade Goes West and Turns to a Man 1
How reading Scheherazade Goes West by Fatima Mernissi triggers a crazy unique idea for a novel that turns out not to be that unique after all.
Article In Point Grey Living
The July 2019 edition of Point Grey Living features an article about me.
Quotes About Writing
Having had the experience of a reader and a writer I reflect on some of my favorite quotes about writing.
Dancing in the living room with a book
There is a pure joy of dancing that can only be expressed one way. I put on some music and start dancing in the living room.
Words into images animation inspired book trailer
To create a words into images animation video, I come up with a handful of images that I base the project around.
How a Soul Crushing Traffic Jam Inspired a Novel
Have you ever been stuck in a traffic jam that made you hate the whole world and hate yourself?
How Breaking Bad Pile of Money Scene Inspired me Towards Utter Bliss 1
A pile of money from Breaking Bad teaches me an important life lesson
What your handbag says about you?
Do you have a favorite bag? What your handbag says about you? Here is my favorite bag in the world. I love the story mine tells about me.
Weird Things To Write About 55
There are weird things to write about and then there weird things to research while writing a novel. And finally there the family’s reaction.
You should see yourself in a crown (Paper Crown Template)
How to build yourself a crown by using a paper crown template that I designed for you.
A Drive Through Heartbreak City
Imagine you are driving a car through heartbreak city trying to find an exit. What twists and turns would you take to make it through?
What Makes Beyoncé in a Yellow Dress Give Up the Baseball Bat?
Beyoncé in a yellow dress lets go of the baseball bat after discovering a novel that helps her understand the nature of heartbreak.
