This past week I received yet another rejection from an agent for my book. With all the turmoil in the world, this at times seems minor. I understand and share the worries and fears of other Americans. However, this does not mean we seek to freeze our lives and stop living. What this does mean…
Today is the first day in the rest of my life. An old saying, but I’m approaching the day and this weekend with this as my main determination. I’ve been working on my first book, “Not Too Late Forever”, since 2006. During this time I’ve learned so much about writing. It’s amazing how intricate the…
I am getting closer to the end of this edit of my book, “Not Too Late Forever”. Then it will be time to send it off to the agent I talked to to at the Surrey International Writers’ Conference, Laurie McLean. This is exciting and scary at the same time. Is it good enough this time?…
We live in amazing times. There are so many words that I could choose for the word of the week, but hope brings me the most joy. Thanks to my experiences at the Surrey International Writers Conference, my hope for my writing has been renewed. I think that is the strongest thing we can have….
This week I choose to concentrate on joy in my life. The dictionary definition of joy is the emotion of great delight or happiness caused by something exceptionally good or satisfying. I feel this way about my writing. This week I get to pursue this joy at The Surrey International Writers’ Conference in Surrey British…
When I started writing my first book in 2006, I had no idea the work that would go into it. As with many first time writers, I though it would be easy. After all I am a reader and the words just flow from the page. Since then I have discovered, at least for myself,…
It’s been quite a week. Last Sunday I spent the whole curled up on the couch. I stayed there, pretty much for the next two days. as well Here in Southern Oregon, we have the flu going around, through the schools and elsewhere. Sadly, I found it. This helped put me behind on my editing and…
For writers the month of November is NaNoWriMo also known as National Novel Writers Month. It is the challenge to write fifty thousand words or more in the month. I have participated before and been successful. I have also participated and not been successful. Either way I have the bones to a book. This year is…
Today I went to a memorial service for a dear sweet lady, Kathi Dollarhide. She fought a valiant battle against cancer. Until recently we had hope that she would be successful in the fight. I remember the last time she came to our Chamber of Commerce Greeters meeting. We were all so glad to have…