I have been working on finishing a draft of my memoir. It is a labor of love. And hate. And depression. And joy. And sorrow. Dredging up the past demands much self … Read More
Last August I went back to college. I didn’t finish college back in the 80’s when I thought an acting career would be my future. I was foolish. There were issues with transferring grades and USC kept refusing to … Read More
In February I took a class from Judy Blume. YES that JUDY BLUME! She teaches it through Masterclass.com which, if you don’t know about it you should. I have three classes I signed up for but I have only taken … Read More
This past weekend I did something entirely new. While I have been promoting my speaking, teaching and writing for a few years now this is the first time I was asked to teach a gratitude workshop. It was interesting to … Read More
I learned something about myself recently. I learned how to make time to write by realizing that I need a routine, like I had back in school. If you look back at my posts about planners and journals … Read More
What I am reading now… The first two months of this year I was taking my english class in college and reading zombie centered fiction. This became a focus and while not my first choice(I like historical and mysteries … Read More
What’s in a name? I love getting questions like this one that I received recently—”Where do you find and how do you find character names?” Here are 7 tips for finding character names. Some writers may choose a name they … Read More
My mantra for the new year…”Donate, Deliver, Dump.” I need to clean out my house. I cannot write every minute of the day so my new plan for all my free time(LOL) is to clean out my house. Is this … Read More
Here we are it’s Valentine’s Day. Are you writing about love? Aren’t we all? There needs to be passion and love, and even hate in a good story. But you don’t need to live in the hate. Actors are … Read More