A Network of Published and Aspiring Authors
By Barbara Neal Varma // Last month’s column about social media distractions sparked a little more conversation. Several of you relayed your own experiences with eavesdropping smartphones and other techno Continue reading
By Barbara Neal Varma // I have a love-hate relationship with social media. I love posting my latest stories and getting all the “likes” and cozy comments, of course I Continue reading
By Barbara Neal Varma // “Hi, my name is Barbara and I’m a tea-aholic.” It’s true. While others covet their coffee and wine bars, I have a hot tea habit Continue reading
By Barbara Neal Varma // Several Christmases ago, my true love gave me cooking lessons, after which I quickly looked under the tree for a new vacuum, too, LOL. My Continue reading
By Barbara Neal Varma // I recently retired after 30 years of government service to pursue my writing dream. No pressure. I say that because for years I’d been the Continue reading
By Barbara Neal Varma // The first “stranger thing” happened a few hours before midnight. Michael and I were in Santa Barbara for a getaway weekend. The grand plan: forget Continue reading
By Barbara Neal Varma // It’s hot and humid outside, and I’m thinking of Christmas. Because I need to set my sights on a cooler, calmer time. A time filled Continue reading
By Barbara Neal Varma // Every morning I drag myself out of bed, stretch to make sure everything still works, and say a little prayer. Let this be a good Continue reading
By Barbara Neal Varma // News flash: The coronavirus has spread to our writing. Books, blogs, magazine articles, you name it; today’s written words have caught the COVID-19 bug as Continue reading
EDITOR’S NOTE: Today we’re introducing Barbara Neal Varma to the O.C. Writers’ Leadership Team. Beginning today, she’ll share her fun-at-heart reflections on living the writing life in Orange County in Continue reading