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
This past week! UGH! This past week or two, even before mercury began it’s slide across the sky, I have had to deal with miscommunication, lack of email, multiple hours on hold all to no avail until Kris at godaddy. He … Read More
How I organize my writing I was traveling along at quite a clip with my work. When I had to stop for my chores I went to save and realized all the work I had done was in an old … 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
After two writing conferences, a whole bunch of books on plot and several meetings with learned people I was confused. I tried to figure out what all that information meant for my book. I got lost. I got found. I … Read More
January was a bit of a wash for me. Though I was full of good intentions, my house needed attention, we travelled, and then I got that cold that lasts for 2 weeks or more. I know. I know. Excuses! … Read More
Before I even got to January 1st I decided that social media and blogging had to be put into a schedule. That would be the only way I could reach my goal this year of completing 3 books. I want … Read More
My 2019 #Wordoftheyear and a lesson from Luciano Pavarotti Years ago, in Larry Moss’s acting class, he told of an interview with Luciano Pavarotti. Someone had asked about his discipline in building and caring for his voice and he replied, … Read More
It’s time to both end and begin. I love Christmas! Seems to be an inherited trait and while I know there were times in both my parent’s lives when Christmas might not have been perfect, each one they spent together … Read More
Everything needs to happen in an instant doesn’t it? At least we want it to. One of the lessons of breast cancer was to ask the question, ”Where do I want to be in 2 years?” Not in an hour, … Read More