Last week I had the pleasure of hanging out in New York. I had various business meetings with my family and I had one of my own with Lauri Hornik, President and Publisher of Dial Books For Young Readers. I … Read More
Did you get a chance to see the facebook live I did with Beau? My brother and I do get along well but I am the younger sister and spent many years being the annoying little sister. One more little … Read More
This was the year I began by choosing a word to encourage my forward progress. I chose the word devoted. I hadn’t done that before and it seemed like an interesting idea. It was a question proposed by an instagram … Read More
How do you plan your travels? Do you take notebook sized paper in a folder? Do you take a binder with all your info? Do you take a presentation folder with multiple pockets? These are all ways I have created … Read More
My life is changing. Our oldest lives out of state and our youngest is looking towards college. We are seeing the empty nest ahead. Our dog tells us when it is time to go to bed or gather on the … Read More
April fools… So looking back over my life I see many things I have done. I am not done yet! However, I am not successful in a real world way with my writing. I had one book that was highly … Read More
On our trip east to see schools we road some trains. I didn’t want to fly everywhere, and I also wanted our youngest to have an idea of how close things were. And I will admit it, being from Los … Read More
It is the best writing advice I can give. And the hardest one to follow. I began this year planning on being devoted to writing. I have written almost every day since the year began. I started a new story … Read More
And How am I reading it? I read Sitka over my trip to Colorado. It was wonderful to be back in Dad’s mind again. A consummate storyteller there is none better for grabbing your attention at the start and keeping … Read More
I have always written. Stories, songs, essays have all flowed from my pen. I have also kept a journal most of my life. Last week I took a peak at a notebook I kept when I was on Bequia studying … Read More