With NaNoWriMo beginning in exactly three hours, I'm taking the month of November off to focus on my NaNo word count. Here's wishing everyone a beautiful November. And to all my NaNo friends and cohorts, God willing, we will connect again 50,000 words later. Write, write, write. And most of all, enjoy the places your… Continue reading Short Hiatus
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Book Synopsis
Since NaNaWriMo is just around the corner, which means the rough draft of another novel, God willing, I decided to post the synopsis to the book I'm finally finishing up. All comments are welcome. 🙂 The Inheritance When Victor and Vivian Forrester meet their unexpected fate on their way home from hosting a charity… Continue reading Book Synopsis
Thankful Thursday-Magical Common Scents
Have you ever noticed how certain scents can draw you to another time and place, almost working as a sort of time machine? There are scents that take me back to times especially important in my life, bringing comfort and peace. And then there are those, as well, that take me to a time that I would… Continue reading Thankful Thursday-Magical Common Scents
Why I Write
Last week I received an email from the author of a blog I follow, The Creative Penn, and the author asked her readers to think about why we write. And that did, indeed, get me thinking... I write because when I do, I: * Feel freedom and the ability to express myself in a way… Continue reading Why I Write
Banishing Routine – Sometimes
I recently read a blog post by Katherine Valdez called Cross-Training for Writers, and it got me to re-think my writing routine. While I thrive on routine in most areas of my life, writing is the one thing that sets me free from routine that can suffocate living. Creating stories is an escape from the real world… Continue reading Banishing Routine – Sometimes
My Ten Favorite Memories
1. Lying in the fishing boat we kept anchored to the old wooden dock on the lake at the house I grew up in. I would lay there for hours, sometimes still in my pajamas, writing poetry, dreaming about becoming a journalist in New York City, or sometimes just laying doing nothing at all except… Continue reading My Ten Favorite Memories
Simple Pleasures
Whether at work or play, I've frequently been told I "walk with a mission." While "mission" work is admirable, that's not the intending meaning behind this statement in my case. Always having been one to strive to get things done efficiently and effectively, it has become my goal this past year to intentionally slow down to… Continue reading Simple Pleasures
Thankful Thursday – Vacations
Whether it's a vacation or staycation, it's medicine for the soul. What better therapy is there than to unplug from all things electronic and just get back to nature. To the simplest of pleasures. There is much to be said for simplicity that is best summed up not with words, but in quiet reflection. Uncomplicated living. Even for… Continue reading Thankful Thursday – Vacations
Ten of My Very Favorite Things
1) The smell of a fresh rain--and the sound of it falling while snuggled in a sleeping bag in a tent with a good book. It has been a long time, but the memory is vivid. 2.) The smell of fresh brewed coffee, and that first cup of the morning. Yummmmm. 3.) Snuggling up with… Continue reading Ten of My Very Favorite Things
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