admin | November 13, 2011
Several years ago, I wrote All the Christmases to Come, as part of an anthology, Once Upon a Christmas, with authors, Brenda Novak and Melinda Curtis. This was writing joy that never turned into work! My story is set on a train that’s running home through the mountains in a snowstorm. Santa makes an appearance–and [...]
admin | November 10, 2011
I seem to have a cold, and I spent most of yesterday asleep. Sleep and I have a contentious relationship. I don’t do much of it as a rule, and there are times when I imagine the whole world sleeping in comfy beds, while I wander from window to window, wishing morning would show up. [...]
admin | November 8, 2011
As of today, I have 8,641 words of Nano project. I’ve had a difficult time getting back to work now that I’m home! In fact, I’m writing this in the wee hours of Tuesday night, in a break from work. So–I’ll be getting back to that. I still have beach photos. The last sunrise while [...]
admin | November 8, 2011
Home from the beach, back into real life. I miss the ocean–the sounds, the scent, the beautiful, curling waves and the amazing colors of beach and sunset and the stormy tide. I also miss being able to sleep in (you know, till six-thirty)–make my own plans–write from the time I wake until I finally can’t [...]
admin | November 4, 2011
I wish I could. Yesterday, I sat on the beach to write for a while. Not in the morning when the sun first appeared over the water. Later, I took my laptop and a towel and perched high up, away from the water. Funny how a new point of view fuels your creativity. Maybe it [...]
admin | November 2, 2011
I was chatting (emailing) with a friend about how much I love the beach. I feel peaceful here, creative, happy, full of energy. The ocean sings a song that makes my soul soar. Unfortunately, the beloved feels exactly like this–in the desert. So, we’ve ended up in a place in between, surrounded by beautiful trees [...]
admin | November 1, 2011
As the sun climbed over the ocean this morning, both November and Nanowrimo began. I’ve done my own form of Nano before, declaring a goal and writing for it, but I’ve never attempted the whole 50 k in a month. This year I’m living dangerously and going for the whole novel. Whatever total I reach [...]