I’ve just been to a baby shower, which has me thinking of names. The mom-to-be knows she’s having a girl and knows the name, but isn’t telling anyone for fear of getting “the look.” Any parents out there know what I’m talking about. It’s the raised-eyebrow look that says, “Are you nuts?” But, once that […]
Writing and Editing
1″ Picture Frame
I haven’t been blogging much lately because I’ve been knee-deep in revisions to my novel. Blogging is something I’ve been doing while procrastinating from the real work, and since I’ve found my momentum on the real work, other things (family, friends, basic hygiene) have taken a back seat. But today, I ran right up against a […]
Get Out of Town!
Every year around Halloween, I get nostalgic for the month I spent at the Vermont Studio Center, an artist colony nestled in the Green Mountain range of Johnson, VT. I was there from late October to late November about five years ago. Joining me were 70+ artists from all over the country and a good […]
Flexibility
I had coffee with a friend this week who is also the mom of two young children, and she asked how my book was coming and then asked me how on earth I have time to write it. This is something I get asked a lot, and I explained that I have to be very flexible. I’ve […]
Writing Exercises–Not Just for Beginners
I’m embarking on another rewrite of my novel this week. I think this is number five, though it’s hard to decide what constitutes a rewrite. I’m always fiddling with things, of course, at the sentence level, but for my purposes, a rewrite starts with a list of things I want to address that often seep […]
Inspiration
I’m supposed to be writing novel #2, but I’m looking out my office window counting the yellow leaves as they fall from my ash tree. I used to have trouble remembering what kind of tree it was, but then I thought up a little hint. If I ask my husband again what kind of tree […]