It’s time for me to start talking about the plot of my new fiction novel! I’ve hesitated for so long to talk much about it because it started out as something else entirely, and then morphed into what it is today, and along the way, I wasn’t yet confident about the direction. If there’s one […]
From the very start, the Scrivener writing app isn’t straight forward. I even stumbled over pronouncing it when I first discovered it 😉 While this useful writing app is wonderful, it does take a little getting used to. I’ve been using it for a couple of years now, and am using it for my current […]
Everyone does it. You’re sitting around with a group of friends and someone asks a question about what something means, or where someplace is, and at least one person, if not more, will whip out their phone to quickly Google the answer. In less than 20 seconds, the group has the answer to their burning […]
We are living in an era where working remotely has become not only the norm for some companies, but the preferred method by many employees. Tales of increased productivity and happier, healthier people abound. Interviewees may even ask about the company’s remote working policy in the interview, making that a determinant in their job search. […]
There are several books out there that encourage you to intentionally and thoughtfully choose a word that will represent a goal you are focusing on, or one which embodies your desired way of life. Being a language lover, a text tamer, a writing wrangler, the idea of choosing a word for myself really appeals to […]
When I was a pre-teen my friends and I had a favorite thing to do at sleepovers. No, it wasn’t pillow fights. It was playing ‘Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board’. Who remembers that game?! It was the popular thing to do at girl’s sleepover parties when I was a kid and the […]
I have always loved the summertime. I was born in July, and feel very connected to the middle of the year when the days are long, the sun is warm, and life feels a little more carefree. I spend a lot of time on our patio reading, writing, dreaming with my love about our future, […]
A friend of mine once said that she thinks there are two types of people in the way that they approach life: You are happy and content until something bad happens that causes you to be unhappy You are neutral and maybe negative, until something comes along that causes you to be happy I thought […]
Note: I was organizing my writing files and found this beginning to a story that I started about 10 years ago. Sorry for the language; the lady is a sailor 😉 A red silk scarf dangled from her fingers and dark hair hung in damp clumps about her face. With wild eyes scanning the restaurant […]