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Podcasting has made it so anyone can have their own talk show, but I have new respect for podcasters. It’s hard. I’ve been podcasting False Alarm, my novel about the sports industry, and talking “live” about my former career managing professional athletes and their money—spilling the dirt on things like poor spending habits, the entourage, and driving without insurance. I’ve been going to a little recording studio for bands making […]

False Alarm – Chapter 5 podcast

Here’s chapter 5 of my podcast of my novel, False Alarm. You can also download it free on iTunes. I’d love to hear your comments. Kate’s colleague J.P., who intends to win the bonus race one way or another, is still rubbing it in about Kate’s missed meeting with Pedro, but Kate gets another shot when she literally runs into the prospect at their office.

Character Inspiration

Another police officer came to the house—this time he wasn’t talking about arresting the dogs, but arresting me because apparently I’m their registered owner and three strikes and you’re out. Right on the spot, I have to confess, I wondered whether you could be arrested for things your kids do. So I usually use the spiel about the coyote den behind the house that the dogs are barking at and […]

False Alarm – Chapter 4 podcast

Here’s chapter 4 of my podcast of my novel, False Alarm. You can also download it free on iTunes. I’d love to hear your comments. With Kate’s husband, Sandy, getting ready to move into the Mission District Firehouse, Kate has a list to discuss at their annual marital summit. Kate tells Sandy that she feels that he’s trying to leave her.

Weekend Getaway–Rodeo Contestant

I guess I’d gotten it in my head that Jackson Hole, Wyoming was going to be relaxing—a stroll in the cute town, shopping on “Rodeo Drive,” ducking into the old saloons and galleries—a moose wandering into town offering occasional excitement. Jackson Hole travel has all of that from the travel writing I’ve read, but we never made it to the cute town. Like […]

False Alarm – Chapter 3 podcast

Here’s chapter 3 of my podcast of my novel, False Alarm. You can also download it free on iTunes. I’d love to hear your comments. Kate’s colleague, Peter, has gotten the firm in hot water by assaulting megalo-agent and firm rival, Randy Nester. Riding high on her success with Pinto’s urine test, Kate gets up her courage to call Pedro. She gets the meeting but domestic problems get in the […]

False Alarm – Chapter 2 podcast

Here’s chapter 2 of my podcast of my novel, False Alarm. You can also download it free on iTunes. I’d love to hear your comments. Kate arrives unannounced at an athlete’s bodyguard’s apartment to convince him to go to a urine test, and stumbles on a lead to the elusive superstar, Pedro.

Tennis tailgate

Do you have any idea how seriously ordinary people take USTA tennis? By that I mean folks who are parents and have jobs and aren’t professional tennis players. I thought it was bad enough that they yell at the refs at Little League games, but they are even harder on themselves. I joined a beginner tennis team, a group of very nice ladies out to have a fun time. Going […]

Alter Ego

I’m podcasting the director’s cut of my novel, False Alarm, a female Jerry Maguire story, free on iTunes. I’ll be reading the novel and talking a bit about working at a sports management firm. Kate McCabe, my alter ego, is trying to make it in the boys’ world of professional sports management. I’m from this world—handholding athletes through their tax returns and drug tests, and badcopping them about their spending […]

Director’s Cut

The director’s cut of my novel, False Alarm, is out. So the publisher of the first edition closed its doors and I got the rights back and bought my books—long story. Then my crazy husband got a call from an unwitting guy wanting to sell me my books, and he told the guy I actually owned them, and the guy very kindly ended up bringing a mountain of them to […]