The Blog: I have not kept up with the blog, even though I know good and well there is awesome stuff in there. My Ideas: I have, however, kept up with my new story ideas. My list runs everywhere from a word (Resistor) to 130 words of an idea, with details–including the fact that I…
I am halfway through my year of writing children’s books. That’s what I got in May of 2019, one year. And I had some incredible goals. One was to write 10 publishable children’s books by May 2020. I think I am well on the way to doing that. I have seven I wouldn’t be embarrassed…
National Novel Writing Month (November) is almost upon you. Why not step up to the challenge and write that middle grades or young adult novel that has been poking you in the arm saying, “When are you going to write me?” I just signed up and it turns out that I am already behind… if…
In The Artist’s Way, Julia Cameron gives assignments. An early assignment (repeated often) is to describe five other lives you would live. An early one of mine said “children’s author.” That was the key to unlocking my journey and letting lose my creativity and my artist. I’m not there yet, but I am on my…
I’ve been married to an awesome man for decades. This statement he made, “We need better fears,” is helping to transform my life. Rather than being afraid of success or of failure, I have decided to be afraid of not doing. Rather than being afraid I don’t have the creativity or the ability, I have…
