Category Archives: writers
Coffee Contemplation #4: A Month of Thanks Giving
My friend, Koji Kanemoto, posted the above photo on Facebook and talked about November being “Thankful Challenge” month, when, each day, we should post about something for which we are thankful. Though most nights before I go to sleep, I … Continue reading
Creative Characterization
It’s been a goal of mine to develop a workbook based on the workshops I’ve taught on creative ways to develop characters. Thanks to nagging motivation by my dear friend, Linda Apple, I’ve been working on that goal for several months … Continue reading
So Many Ideas for 2015!
This morning, via Facebook, I found an interesting list (I love lists!) by Brooke Warner titled “52 Things Ideas for Writers for 2015” on the Huffington Post blog. My first thought was to try one idea a week and blog … Continue reading
My #HumbleBrag on Reviews
One of the best things about going on vacation with my kids is the new things I learn. While in Alaska with my daughter, Andi, and my son, Adam and his wife, Emily, I learned many new things: How to … Continue reading
A Writer’s Space
What is your writing space like? This is a picture of mine. Sometimes I imagine it a hundred years from now, in the Jan Morrill Museum with a sign that reads: This is where Jan Morrill wrote her seventeen bestselling … Continue reading
My Treasured Community
Last weekend, I attended the quarterly meeting of Ozarks Writers League (OWL) in Branson, Missouri. (http://www.ozarkswritersleague.org/) I always come away from the Saturday meetings with new or affirmed knowledge and best of all, a shot of motivation. This time, I … Continue reading
My Treasured Community
Last weekend, I attended the quarterly meeting of Ozarks Writers League (OWL) in Branson, Missouri. (http://www.ozarkswritersleague.org/) I always come away from the Saturday meetings with new or affirmed knowledge and best of all, a shot of motivation. This time, I … Continue reading
Passing on the Write Stuff
On my four-hour drive home from the OWFI Writers’ Conference in Oklahoma City this weekend, I had plenty of time to reflect. The common thread through all of my thoughts was how good I always feel after attending a writers’ … Continue reading
