I spent the last few days getting things ready for the shredders. No love letters but definitely memories and reminiscing. But in the way that you do —you read pages occasionally, and there they were…all the bills, EOBs, and such … Read More
I am on the edge of a new chapter in my life. The book is almost ready for submission–one or two more run throughs, a sendoff to my editor and I will begin to work on my query letter. At … Read More
My plan for the year was simple– 1.finish my wip draft and send it to my editor by March 23 2. preplot a novel 3. map the plot of my first draft of another novel–this is one I had worked … Read More
Today I want to throw my book across the room. As it is firmly ensconced in my computer I will not do that. I am stuck, sort of. I feel I am second guessing every line if not every word. … Read More
Where did I go? Funny that this “vanishing act” post follows my “imposter syndrome” post. This one is about self care and family time. Honestly, I have been working on my book but I also had a full house. Both … Read More
A long time ago I wrote a post on survivor’s guilt. It’s here if you care to take a look. No one talks much about PTSD with cancer survivors, I have touched on it here and here. Today…Today I discovered … Read More
If you are here for the writing, stay tuned…writing a post now for you! Thoughts on covid and the lessons of being a cancer survivor. I am a spiritual person, perhaps a religious one depending on your definition of … Read More
The darkest month really should be about October right? Nope it is December. As we head into the holiday month of December many people will be shopping, others will be planning their new year celebration and resolutions. I will be … Read More
What are you thankful for? What are you grateful for? Many times when we read about gratitude and making lists or even keeping a gratitude journal we can feel alienated. Especially when we are going through something that makes us … Read More