Category Archives: Writing
A need to escape: Giving up control
One morning as I sat down in my usual spot at the kitchen table to study what the day ahead was going to bring, according to my lengthy task list and scraps of paper with meticulous details, it dawned … Continue reading
An Enormous Leap of Faith
When I sat down one morning almost two years ago, I knew I wanted to write a love story. Just one. Now sitting here in the same spot at the kitchen table staring at the keyboard that is missing letters, … Continue reading
Jump Start Your Writing
After a summer of non-writing distractions, a constant stream of activities and time spent with my busy children, I now find myself at the beginning of a new school year faced with a quiet house and empty hours just ripe … Continue reading
Write that book
“If you want to write, you can. Fear stops most people from writing, not lack of talent, whatever that is. Who am I? What right do I have to speak? Who will listen to me if I do? You’re … Continue reading
“Old Fashioned” Inspiration and Romance
Late one night I was standing in the kitchen folding laundry, the last one in the house still awake. The children and my husband had, as usual, lumbered off to bed leaving the TV blaring in the empty family room. … Continue reading
Muse or Madness
My mind always wanders. Whose doesn’t? We are all faced with daunting schedules of daily tasks, looming deadlines and numerous to-do lists that we all jot down in our desperation to keep our lives straight. But for me, in addition … Continue reading
I am honored
Tomorrow is a very big day for me. I am holding my very first book signing! Now, when I say book signing everyone automatically thinks Barnes and Noble. Not so much. Think small, rural library. A building that once housed … Continue reading