My contribution to The Writer's Vineyard this month is inspired by a day at a storytelling workshop. The day ended with an open story swap for all participants - thank you, Bob, for this sweet, funny Zen tale, that is included in my TWV post : Once there was a little girl at school. The … Continue reading Thoughts on Storytelling
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10 Things I Haven’t Learned
Two years ago, on April 1, my first novel released. Woo hoo! (Sorry, it still makes me happy!) I thought about posting something erudite after two years as a Published Author. But in the spirit of April Fool's, I decided to post a list of the... Top Ten Things I Have Not Learned About Being … Continue reading 10 Things I Haven’t Learned
Meeting Readers
On Saturday, February 28, I'll join about 10 authors at the lovely Pybus Market in Wenatchee for a Local Author Book Buzz day, sponsored by indie bookstore A Book for All Seasons. I love meeting readers. Even if you don't read the kind of books I write, I still want to meet you. To chat … Continue reading Meeting Readers
Digging Out
My monthly post on The Writers Vineyard is all about the inscrutability of Mother Nature, and of the creative process. Mother Nature is inscrutable. Much like our writing muses, who tend to extremes. Blizzards of ideas and inspiration almost too much to manage alternate with dry periods when we search the horizon for signs of … Continue reading Digging Out
Love Poem Challenge – Audra Middleton’s Blog
And another little something sweet to round out this Valentine's weekend. As faithful readers know, I am not a poet. But I dabble, and my fellow Washington author Audra Middleton convinced me to join her Love Poem Challenge. My short piece joins several others - read them all, vote for your favorite, and enjoy!
February, Love, & Audience Participation
Welcome to February! Two fun author events are starting up, both involving contests. (Is there something about the few weeks after the Super Bowl and before spring training that leaves us hungry for competition of any kind to fill the gap?) Coffee Time Romance & More's blog is sponsoring a Valentine's Day scavenger hunt with … Continue reading February, Love, & Audience Participation
Fireside Thoughts
Where does writing really happen? On my monthly contribution to The Writers' Vineyard, I share a few thoughts that came to me by a warm fire on a chilly January evening. Over the years, I've written scenes, chapters, even whole drafts at all of these places: A favorite coffee shop Outside under a tree A … Continue reading Fireside Thoughts
Grateful new year
Research shows that practicing gratitude brings deeper and more lasting happiness than, well, just about anything else. Among the many things, people, and experiences for which I am grateful this year, a few strike me as worth sharing. Terrific local, independent bookstores like Jerrol's and A Book for All Seasons, whose support for local, independent … Continue reading Grateful new year
Letters to Santa
My monthly contribution to The Writers Vineyard shares one of my inspirations as a writer - second graders' letters to Santa, published each December in our local newspaper, original misspellings and all. Here's one you won't find there... Dear Santa, for Christmas I would like the orespane mod! So sneak in to Mom and Dads … Continue reading Letters to Santa
Mister Rogers on Love
I just read this quote attributed to Fred Rogers, in honor of his birthday this weekend. "Love isn't a state of perfect caring. It is an active noun like struggle. To love someone is to strive to accept that person exactly the way he or she is, right here and now." Isn't that the essence of all … Continue reading Mister Rogers on Love
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