Seasons and Greetings
Happy Holidays! With Thanksgiving still digesting, we are packing away the cornucopias and unpacking the snowmen and reindeer. And just as the calendar changes, so do the seasons. Our weather… Read more »
Category: Writing
2023
WELCOME TO 2023! I think it would be safe to say that our lives – collectively and individually – have been forever altered by the events affecting our world over… Read more »
Turning Up the Heat!
Summertime, and the livin’ is… hot. Hot, hot, hot! You may or may not know I live in Sunny Southern California, where the combination of 95° + weather and extreme… Read more »
StarCrossed Hearts
CAN YOU imagine my excitement? Trepidation? First, a little history. I’ve always been somewhat of a wordsmith and wrote short stories from around the time I was twelve. I took… Read more »
Harvest Update & Cover Reveal!
October, 2021 Took my Grands to a local pumpkin patch this week. What fun! They got a dose of farm life, petting horses and goats and marveling at the size… Read more »
The Cruel Side of Editing
My editor recently reminded me of two important tenets of editing. One, every word must earn its place on the page; and two, every sentence must move the story forward…. Read more »
The Year We’ve All Been Waiting for is Here
Like you, I’m sure, I’m hoping that 2021 is a vast improvement over the dastardly 2020. The irony is that at this same time last year, I was also hoping… Read more »
NaNoWriMo 2020
For those who don’t know and feel dumb asking, don’t feel dumb. It stands for “NAtional NOvel WRIting MOnth.” This is my first time participating. My husband asked me what… Read more »
Number One Question
Since my “retirement” last year from a local nonprofit, the number one question I get asked is, “Are you writing?” It’s kind of a loaded question, and by that I… Read more »
Back in the Saddle
There is nothing quite like travel to clear your head and invite the muse back on board. My husband and I were joined by 3 dear friends for a cruise… Read more »