Lynda Kaye Frazier, USA Today Best Selling Author

     Halloween is such a fun and magical time of the year. Children are busy deciding who they want to dress up as. The pumpkin patches open for the fun trips to pick out the biggest, and best, and apple cider is flowing as you sing songs on an open hay ride in the cool night air.                                    Sounds wonderful, right?  Now let me tell you why Halloween makes me want to close my door. lock it tight. and hide under my bed until day break. I hate scary things. Yep, I  said it. Things that lurk in the dark, and go bump in the night turns me into a big baby, hiding under the blankets. I loved taking the kids out on Halloween, but made sure we were in early. When we would walk up to a house decorated for the evening, with things jumping out from the bushes, I was the one running away, screaming. My children would laugh at me and continue on their search for the most candy bars. I've tried to figure out why scary things creep me out, but couldn't t

I love the fall. The changing colors, cooler temps and amazing new beginnings. Last year , at this time, I was working on getting my first book ready for it's big release day in February. It was my first contract, and first book. I had no idea what I was doing and knew nothing about marketing. I've made mistakes and I know I will make many more but I've loved my journey.  My biggest mistake was that my writing slowed down. I spent many months trying everything, and anything I could find to market my book. I found myself spending every spare moment I had hitting websites, blogs and chasing sites promising a good platform. All of this is well and good but after beating my head against the virtual monitor I remembered a piece of advice on marketing I was given.  The best way to promote your book is write your next one. The elusive light bulb went off and I decided to do just that. I have two almost complete so I went to a pitch session with an editor this weekend. I&

Stress can be your enemy but to a person with MS it can destroy their everyday life.                Stress can come in many different forms A person with MS needs to stay relaxed, in control, but then life gets in the way and they feel the effects more than you or I do. They already have fatigued muscles, headaches, muscle cramps, exhaust easily and so on. When you find your self under a lot of stress you get fatigued, headaches, become rundown. A person with MS already feels this way on an everyday basis. A little bit of stress can set their day into a downward spiral, some days even before it begins.   We need to have a way to relieve stress. Anything that allows you to relax away the tension so you can clear your head and handle the stress. Some people use Bubble baths...but this is difficult with MS patients because it's hard to get in and out of a tub without help. Yoga...This is a great relaxing technique but some MS patients, who lost the use of their limbs wil