Every day is filled with the same 24 hours for all of us. What we do with those hours defines our inner feelings of purpose and success. B.J. likes to carve out time for her writing among the duties she must perform and finds her most creative time is in the morning. She has been working at this profession of writing and speaking for quite a while and thoroughly enjoys it. Success has come through determination and hard work.  If you’d like to see samples of her writing click on Published Works. If you’d like to see where she’s been a keynote speaker, or have interest in the workshops she conducts or her upcoming schedule, click Speaking.

B.J. is a member of three writers groups. Two are face-to-face and one is online. All three have eight members each (the perfect number for workability). For more information on how a writers group can help you, or to start your own group, click For Writers. She also sends out an unobtrusive monthly email with some powerful tips to help you to become the best writer you can be. To sign up for “Taylor’s Tips” click Newsletters. We can all use a little support, encouragement and motivation, right?

If you’d like to send B.J. a message click Contact. She’ll respond in a timely manner.

Dog-Lit
Love dogs? Me too! Like chick-lit, dog-lit will be fun beach reads for dog lovers: novels all about dogs and the people who love them. That's my take on it anyway. It was a best friend of mine who coined the phrase for me. We want publishers to get excited about novels for dog lovers, so if you like this idea drop me a line through the contact page and let me know that YOU want dog-lit out there!  The first novel is about a 32-year-old divorced young woman who's searching for love and the capricious dog that helps her find it. Dog-Lit to a T. Working title: Fortune Puppy.  In the second novel an adorable Cocker Spaniel plays an integral role. Totally Dog-Lit. I think you'll love it.

The Loves of her Life
B.J.'s husband takes the top spot, but crowding him at the front of the line are Rex, the 10-year-old Golden Lab who loves attention. He's her writing companion by day and paper shredder by night. Following right behind Rex are Red, a 15-year-old housecat who sleeps 24 1/2 hours a day, and Bear, the outdoor semi-feral cat who loves his free-wheeling lifestyle. Rounding out the household is a Beta fish named Fish Face who, despite B.J.'s inability to cuddle or hold him, thrives in his glass environment. This menagerie keeps her busy, and adds fodder to her new blog: Taylor's Tips.

Beginnings
B.J. first began writing in grade school, with English as her favorite subject and spelling bees her specialty. A personal diary was her journal, hidden under her mattress during her teenage years. Her penned thoughts filled numerous notepads (which she still has in a box in the garage) but a computer is her medium of choice today. She admits that a lot of choices are scary at first, like signing up for a writing class, joining a writers group, or submitting a first novel to an agent for consideration. She plunged into the deep blue sea, took a chance with her writing, and has been blessed abundantly.

More Photos
B.J. enrolled in a photography class many years ago and still enjoys snapping a picture or two. For a peek at some of her photography, click here.