Turning over a new leaf
So I’ve been doing a lot of traveling this last year, and am finally home again now for a good long stretch. Which means I finally have time to clean my office! Here’s what it looked like a few days...
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It is, as Pooh might put it, a very Blustery Day here in the Northwest… The sky is slate gray, and a gusty wind is flinging raindrops against my office window. From where I sit, I have a good view of...
View ArticleMonday musings: Inside the shell of character
I love buying eggs from my next-door neighbor. Aren’t they lovely? So many different colors! On the outside, anyway — inside, eggs are eggs. Lisa has at least four varieties of hens running around...
View ArticleAn owlish gift
I’ve always loved owls. Here’s one I bought in England when I lived there as a girl with my family years ago. I remember saving up my allowance (“pocket money,” the British call it) for it, and the...
View ArticleCatching up
I can’t believe it’s been almost three weeks since my last post! I do have an excuse, though. I’ve been busy traveling. First to Bainbridge Island, then to Texas, then to the Midwest. I’m home again...
View ArticleThoughts on writer’s block
I’m often asked about writer’s block, and what I do if/when I’m afflicted. You can click here for my answer to that question, and click here to see what 10 other writers have to say about the subject,...
View ArticleA little MDBC inspiration
“Where do you get your ideas?” is a question frequently asked of writers. Our #1 question, in fact. My answer, as you know if you’ve read the FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) page of this website...
View ArticleBadge of honor
I recently did my last school presentation of the year at Whitworth Elementary here in Oregon. I love their mascot, their school spirit, and their school wolf “HOWL”: Excellent words to live by. It was...
View ArticleWriting with friends
Greetings from deadline exile! I’m barely coming up for air at the moment, but I thought you might like to take a peek at one of the few fun things I’m allowing myself to do these days, other than...
View ArticleFan Mail Friday
I recently returned from a writing retreat (more on that another time) to find a mountain of mail waiting for me. Snail mail! Email! Packages and parcels! Whee! I love hearing from all of you, and I...
View ArticleTurning over a new leaf
So I’ve been doing a lot of traveling this last year, and am finally home again now for a good long stretch. Which means I finally have time to clean my office! Here’s what it looked like a few days...
View ArticleThe view from my window
It is, as Pooh might put it, a very Blustery Day here in the Northwest… The sky is slate gray, and a gusty wind is flinging raindrops against my office window. From where I sit, I have a good view of...
View ArticleMonday musings: Inside the shell of character
I love buying eggs from my next-door neighbor. Aren’t they lovely? So many different colors! On the outside, anyway — inside, eggs are eggs. Lisa has at least four varieties of hens running around...
View ArticleAn owlish gift
I’ve always loved owls. Here’s one I bought in England when I lived there as a girl with my family years ago. I remember saving up my allowance (“pocket money,” the British call it) for it, and the...
View ArticleCatching up
I can’t believe it’s been almost three weeks since my last post! I do have an excuse, though. I’ve been busy traveling. First to Bainbridge Island, then to Texas, then to the Midwest. I’m home again...
View ArticleThoughts on writer’s block
I’m often asked about writer’s block, and what I do if/when I’m afflicted. You can click here for my answer to that question, and click here to see what 10 other writers have to say about the subject,...
View ArticleA little MDBC inspiration
“Where do you get your ideas?” is a question frequently asked of writers. Our #1 question, in fact. My answer, as you know if you’ve read the FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) page of this website...
View ArticleBadge of honor
I recently did my last school presentation of the year at Whitworth Elementary here in Oregon. I love their mascot, their school spirit, and their school wolf “HOWL”: Excellent words to live by. It was...
View ArticleWriting with friends
Greetings from deadline exile! I’m barely coming up for air at the moment, but I thought you might like to take a peek at one of the few fun things I’m allowing myself to do these days, other than...
View ArticleFan Mail Friday
I recently returned from a writing retreat (more on that another time) to find a mountain of mail waiting for me. Snail mail! Email! Packages and parcels! Whee! I love hearing from all of you, and I...
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