Shining a light in the darkness, one word at a timeThis is an edited excerpt from my March 2025 newsletter, The Writing Life. You can also listen to it on my Living the Writing Life podcast…3d ago3d ago
Thoughts on writing and life for February 2025Just a few thoughts on the important role libraries play in our communities.Feb 10Feb 10
Thoughts on writing and life for January 2025Just a few thoughts on how choosing the right word or words for the year can guide us through 12 months of writing.Jan 13Jan 13
“Still Just Writing”I took the title of this post from one of the entries in The Writer on Her Work. It comes from Anne Tyler’s contribution to this anthology…Nov 4, 2024Nov 4, 2024
Thoughts on writing and life for October 2024Just a few thoughts on why we need to feed our creative confidence with positive memories.Oct 28, 2024Oct 28, 2024
Thoughts on writing and life for September 2024Just a few thoughts on why we need to find our writing tribeSep 17, 2024Sep 17, 2024
Thoughts on writing and life for August 2024Just a few thoughts on how midlife can be our most creative stage — if we are open to it.Aug 19, 2024Aug 19, 2024
Making the Most of Your Bookstore EventWe all have that fantasy: We’re doing a signing at our favorite store and the line of customers waiting to meet us stretches out into the…Jul 30, 2024Jul 30, 2024
Thoughts on writing and life for April 2024Just a few thoughts on why we can’t let our creativity be eclipsed by others or our own self-doubt.Apr 16, 2024Apr 16, 2024
Thoughts on writing and life for March 2024Just a few thoughts on why we must believe that our creativity, like a garden bed, can still produce results.Mar 18, 2024Mar 18, 2024