The book is finished. The publisher has accepted it. The contract is signed. What does a writer do next? Start another project, of course! Truthfully, I have already started another project, several months ago. I like to have writing work in different stages of development. While I was doing final editing and polishing of JewelsContinue reading “The Process”
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Things to Do Every Day Besides Brush Your Teeth
I am a dedicated list maker. I like a sense of organization in my life. I think I inherited this trait from my dad. It certainly wasn’t my mom, as anyone who knew her will attest. We lived on a farm. I was the oldest of four. Mom’s life centered around my dad and theContinue reading “Things to Do Every Day Besides Brush Your Teeth”
It’s Been a Long Time
I can’t believe it’s been ten months since I have posted. Life gets in the way. I have been working on finding a publisher for my Young Adult novel, Jewels in Time. This has pretty much sidetracked me from everything else related to writing, although I still have ideas floating around in my head. IContinue reading “It’s Been a Long Time”
Things I Can’t Be Without Besides Milk and Eggs
Just for fun and entertainment – a list. What can you not be without? Fruit – Currently I have tangerines, a pineapple, and bananas, as well as blueberries that I froze last summer. A book to read. A notebook in my purse. Even though I can make lists on my phone, nothing beats paper andContinue reading “Things I Can’t Be Without Besides Milk and Eggs”
Murder and Lemon Pudding Cake
Some of my favorite activities involve either reading or cooking, or reading about food. When the two are combined into one, I am in heaven. I love it when authors include food as integral parts of the story. The food consumed by the characters, including the types of food, the amount, and how it isContinue reading “Murder and Lemon Pudding Cake”
Moving House and Pie
When you begin to get ready to move, your house is no longer yours. I have no sentimental attachment to the condominium where we have lived for almost ten years, but I do have my “stuff” arranged there the way I like it. Now things are being rearranged, thrown out, put in piles for theContinue reading “Moving House and Pie”
Out of the Comfort Zone
Someone, it might have been Eleanor Roosevelt, said to do something everyday that scares you. I don’t scare easily, and I just don’t have the opportunity for things like rock climbing and hang gliding most days, so I am left with challenging myself with little things. I have never been comfortable getting a massage. It’sContinue reading “Out of the Comfort Zone”
Writing in Spain
I did my best writing of 2015 sitting outdoors in the Spanish sun, writing in a lined spiral notebook. “Go write!” Peter Murphy, of Murphy Writing Seminars, told us. “Tell a secret, tell a lie, and never tell anyone which is which.” I sat at a wooden table outside our cottage at L’Avenç, a beautifulContinue reading “Writing in Spain”
It’s About the Senses
Barcelona is all about the senses. On my first trips to Europe over twenty years ago, the streets smelled of exhaust fumes. One whiff told me I was in Europe. No more. The air is cleaner. I walk down the Passaig de Gracia in Barcelona and inhale the freshness of bread baking, meat grilling, andContinue reading “It’s About the Senses”
When an Author Has an Urge for Something Different
“I love your books! When is the next one coming out?” Music to a writer’s ears, to be sure. But what happens when a writer has the urge to write something different than her previous novels? Maybe a different genre, a stand-alone that is not part of an established series, or a young adult novelContinue reading “When an Author Has an Urge for Something Different”