A writers companion – music
01/31/2024 The process of writing is very personal. Where, when, and under which circumstances inspire the words to flow? I can write almost anywhere when my head’s in the game, but if I’m struggling, I need a quiet space of my own. Most times, my office is my writing...
Putting Down Roots
“Say you take a liking to my country and choose to stay,” said Lorenzo. “Would you cease to be an American? Would you sever all ties with your identity? We never know these things. I, personally, believed I’d only be away for a few months, then a year went...
How Horticulture Has Influenced My Writing
My submission to the digital magazine Women Writers, Women’s Books / Booksbywomen.org. The piece will be published on August 22, 2022....
For All the Right Reasons
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First Words
I was that odd student who celebrated writing assignments as if they were a gift. The parameter, subject, length, and due date had me tingling with excitement. I remember a particular story I wrote as a seventh-grader. It was an assignment that I took seriously, allowing my vivid imagination...
12 Months of Reading
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Worst blogger ever
I can’t blame traffic. I work from home. But every time I think of blogging, I groan. I’m not a blogger. Who am I kidding? Especially since – it’s abundantly clear – no one even reads this. Okay, I don’t promote it. Not even on my Good Reads or...
Middle of May – already
Here it is, the middle of May – already. Where did the time go? I confess now that I am a terrible blogger to have neglected the past, er, five months, but I realized my oversight when the garden came into bloom, and I felt the need to share....
Draft and Redraft – repeat . . .
I had the great fortune to have my latest project assessed by author, Stephanie Butland. (The Lost for Words Bookshop, The Curious Heart of Ailsa Rae, The Woman in the Photograph, among others.) Yesterday, the two of us were able to Zoom and discuss it as well as many...
Routine
I’ve been watching Kate Cavanaugh’s ‘I Tried Writing Like’ series on YouTube. If you write, and you haven’t seen her Authortube channel, you are missing out. She’s bright, funny, and entertaining. Now, to my point. It’s become abundantly clear that most famous authors stick to a routine. I am not famous, nor do...