Writing and Being a Mother

The first question that I am asked when I tell people I have an almost three-year-old is: “How did you find time to write your novel?” I tell them I wrote my novel when she slept in the afternoons and evenings. However, I had the luxury of staying home with her until...

On writing a third novel

Writing my third novel is more difficult than the first and the second. Not because I’m not inspired or don’t want to work, but because a bit of time has passed since I finished my last novel, and writing something better leaves me questioning anything I write. I...

May 2014

Here is an update about my novel The Legacy of Lost Things that is slotted for release this July:I had the honor of being awarded the Tololyan Prize Award and attended the ceremony two weeks ago in Chicago. Here is the press release that was published in the Armenian...

December 2013

I’ve been sharing the exciting news on Facebook as well as via email: my novel THE LEGACY OF LOST THINGS was accepted for publication by Bleeding Heart Publications. It is slotted to be released in paperback July 2014!Below is a blurb and excerpt from my...

September 14

Happy autumn!Bleeding Hearts Press will be featuring my story “Wind and Glass Behind Us” in the newest issue. Details to follow….My Sucker Literary blog post about young adult fiction was posted in late...