The Velvet Pages

Documentary

Beyond the Velvet Ropes is now moving forward in two different ways. A documentary is beginning to take shape, which means you’ll get the

A Strange Season 🍂

A Strange Season. Sorry I’ve been a little MIA. This has been a weird year for me. I don’t think turning 50 really bothers me because of

A Little Pause, Not the End ❤️

Sorry I’ve been a little out of touch. The book stuff got a little crazy for a minute. I had been planning to continue the signing tour

Barnes & Noble

This weekend meant more to me than I expected. There was something really special about coming home, sitting at that table with Beyond the

Signing

I keep seeing those reels about growing up before phones, staying out until dusk, actually talking face-to-face, collecting things,

Putting Yourself Out There Is the Hard Part

I’m going to share this here because if you bought my book, I already consider you someone who has supported me on this journey. I was so

The Little Things

Like I talked about in my book, these are the moments I live for. Family together. Peace. Laughter. I know people my age who are still

Beyond the Velvet Rope

People have asked me for years what it was really like behind the velvet ropes. The funny thing is, that’s the wrong question. The real

Chapter 3: What I Didn’t Understand Then

Why the First Three Chapters Matter My sister laughed and told me there may be a little too much school in the first three chapters. I

You Don’t have to Suffer Alone

One of the things that has touched me most since releasing Beyond the Velvet Ropes isn’t the Hollywood stories. It’s the number of people

Small Town Girl

Chapter Spotlight: Dreams Bigger Than This Town When I wrote this chapter, I wasn’t just writing about growing up in Ohio. I was writing

Felling the Love

Thank you for all of your messages, DMs, emails, and reviews. Every kind word has reminded me why I finally chose to tell my story. I’d

A little behind the scenes…

One thing I never expected after publishing my memoir was hearing from people who were disappointed they weren’t in it. Please know this…

Well… things didn’t exactly go as planned

I launched Beyond the Velvet Ropes on July 4th, which, in hindsight, probably wasn’t the smartest day to release a book. Most people were

The photos, up close

Me, reading to you

What didn’t make the book

The film, first look