Category Archives: Writing
Book Birthday: The Magical Red Kimono
Tomorrow, April 24, is Release Day for my first children’s book, The Magical Red Kimono. An author waiting for a book release is like a child waiting for Santa to come on Christmas Eve! How to pass the time, how … Continue reading
Tuscany Days 2 & 3: Autumn
We’ve been so busy the last couple of days I haven’t gotten much writing done. As beautiful as Tuscany is, this is after all, a writers’ retreat. So, the writing I have done in the last two days has been … Continue reading
Tuscany Day 1
I’ve been very fortunate to have traveled to many beautiful places around the world in my life. One of the things I’ve regretted is that I didn’t keep a journal of my travels. Of course, I haven’t forgotten the sites … Continue reading
Day 24: Awe-someness
I’m sitting at DFW Airport with 7 hours to wait before I meetup with my writer friends with whom I’ll be traveling to Italy for an 8-day writers’ retreat at Poggio al Casone, a winery bed & breakfast. I’ve been … Continue reading
Day 19: Virtue Vignette – Transcendence
Steve has an old, well-worn, multi-Post-It-notated book called Character Strengths and Virtues by Christopher Peterson and Martin E.P. Seligman. It may be a book written primarily for those studying psychology or social work, but to a writer, it’s an interesting … Continue reading
Day 14 – Unrequited
Word Count: 552 Today I went to the library and wrote 552 words. That’s approximately two pages, which doesn’t sound like a lot, but I also did some editing. These 552 words were written in the “Spring” section of my … Continue reading
Day 13 – A Little Tweak
Here we are, after 8:00 p.m. — the time I usually begin to wind down — and I still haven’t written my blog post for the day. When am I going to learn to listen to my “little voice?” Every … Continue reading
Day 9 – To Be a Real Human Being
Besides life itself, the most precious thing my mom ever gave me was a box of letters my parents wrote to each other throughout their 14-year marriage. I wrote about this in my post titled “Letters – Part II.” Here’s … Continue reading
Day 7 – Fear
We are on our last day of our trip to the Detroit area to attend Steve’s nephew’s wedding. It’s been a wonderful trip filled with all kinds of love–wedding love, family love, and love of exploration. Now, it’s time to … Continue reading
Day 5 – The Black Hole
A black hole is a region of spacetime where gravity is so strong that nothing is capable of possessing enough energy to escape it. ~ Wikipedia When I decided to do these daily blog posts, I knew there would be days when I wouldn’t be able … Continue reading
