Kate Dyer-Seeley  

Did you know that every 70 seconds someone is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in the United States?
Did you know that over 5 million Americans are currently living with the disease?
Did you know that Alzheimer’s is the biggest public health threat facing our nation?
Did you that 10 million baby boomers will develop the disease in their lifetime?
Did [...]

When I first ventured into the process of writing a book, I thought, write a book, send to publisher, see book appear on shelves a few months later right?  Wrong!  I also, like most new authors, assumed that once the book appeared on shelves the publisher would spend gobs of money promoting it right?  Also wrong!
Writing the book, [...]

In the sweltering100 plus degree heat it’s hard to think about January, but inauguration day is a mere five months away.  Regardless of your personal presidential preferences, the new administration must enact a plan to attack the grave threat that Alzheimer’s disease poses to our country.  I know you’ve all heard me say this ad-nauseum [...]

How did I miss this? The winners of this years Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest were just released. The contest is sponsored by San Jose State’s English Department and encourages writers to come up with the most ghastly opening line for a fictional novel. You can read all about the origin of the contest here. 
I’m stamping the [...]

 
I hate to admit it but back to school season is upon us.  Aside from choosing a new Brady Bunch lunch box, my favorite part of back to school preparation as a child was shopping for clothes.  Inevitably my outfit choices lead to battles with my parents over which one was to be worn [...]

I spoke at a Memory Walk kickoff party last week.  I’ve given the same version of my speech too many times to count now.  In fact I have to remind myself each time I share my story, that it’s new to my audience.  I want to be sure to impart the same energy and feeling as if I were [...]