FAQs

I have a pre-existing condition–being human. So I do find solace and insight in Buddhist teachings. Other people might point to the altar with the large jade statue of Buddha in my house as proof. My kids would probably tell you, nah, she still eats meat.

I sit for 20 minutes. Or until my knees begin to hurt. Or I start to squirm. Then I peek at the timer. I’m still working on patience.

A lot longer than it will take you to read one! I began my my first book in graduate school. It was finally published nearly 9 years after I graduated. Of course, I revised it. And there was a little disruption called the 2008 financial crisis that upended my argument.

I worked on the second book for three years before I first submitted it to the publisher. It took another three years before I delivered the final edits. And then 10 months before the mail carrier dropped off a box with copies of the book on my doorstep.  

I can’t help but think about money! Everything I pull out my credit card or I get a bill in the mail, I’m reminded of the inescapable role money plays in our lives. 

Buddhist teachings help me put money back in its proper place. Of course, Buddhist monks and temples need money, too! 

Definitely balancing my role as writer with my role as mother.  I need a room of my own when I write.  I take up the challenges of that balance–or the always out-out-balance experience–in my next book. 

So glad you asked!

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I learned that writing a book is less about getting the right words and more about managing our mind. But it took years of trying to get the words write to learn that lesson!