Happy New Year! Turning the calendar from December to January is always a good time to think about the last year and consider what might be on the way in the coming year. Of course, we can’t know the future. Most years carry some good and some not so good. But when we’re at the beginning of the year, it’s …
Story Glimmers
A writer needs time to gather a story. To let the glimmers spark out of that mysterious dark center where stories are sometimes born. But there are times when the glimmers sparkle but are as elusive as a sunbeam. You see it but you can’t really grab it. Sometimes the story glimmers tease you and entice you down the wrong …
Lightning Strikes and Journals
We had a storm last night. The kind of lightning crashes that make a person cringe even when she’s safe inside. And that might make a smart person get up and unplug her computer. But the deadline for my edits on Angel Sister loom, so I kept on working through the lightning flashes. Until – and of course, you guessed …
Journal writing and my first dog, Ollie
I’m figuring out what exactly I want to write about in my blog. I’ve been a journal writer forever, but that’s writing to myself. Now this may be writing to myself too, but it’s like leaving my journal open out on the kitchen table where anybody can read it. That might be okay. I’ve done some of my best writing …