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Finishing Things Up 26 Aug 2013 | 09:46 pm
It was Sunday afternoon. The first rainy day we've had in ages. I had run around all morning: to church, to my sister's to pick up a European outlet adapter, and to the nail salon for a pedicure. S...
Writing Book Proposals 23 Aug 2013 | 11:43 pm
I've spent the summer writing book proposals as well as reviewing them. Call it synchronicity, or serendipity, or whatever you want, but I have been immersed in book proposals. And I've learned a ....
Living With Ease: Interview with Sandra Pawula 20 Aug 2013 | 12:30 pm
It is my pleasure and honor to offer you this interview with Sandra Pawula. Sandra writes one of my favorite go-to blogs, Always Well Within, where I find spiritual wisdom and inspiration. She's a w...
Kaizen (Sort of) for Writers 15 Aug 2013 | 12:11 pm
Last week we were at the beach. Well, it was the bay, actually. Which is why it was so quiet around this blog. It was wonderful and relaxing, thanks in no small part to the house we stayed in, whic...
Love Yourself, Love Your Writing 4 Aug 2013 | 01:33 am
I used Grammarly to grammar check this post because even the best writers still get confused with grammar. We're awfully hard on ourselves, our own worst enemies. At least I am! And I suspect I'm ...
It's Not Finding Time, It's Finding Space...Mental Space 1 Aug 2013 | 12:04 pm
At the moment, I'm balancing a number of projects: two big assignments for two separate clients; reading and commenting on student work, and attempting to find time to work on my novel. And then ther...
On The Road 30 Jul 2013 | 08:05 am
Last week I drove to Baker City, Oregon with my friend Sharon. Yeah, I know, a lot of people here in Portland don't know where Baker City is, either. (For the record, it's about five hours east of ....
Guest Post, Part Two: I Haven't Dreamed a Dream Yet 24 Jul 2013 | 12:01 pm
As I told you yesterday, I met Cindy Corpier at the Spalding MFA spring residency in Louisville, Kentucky last May. She began her two-part series on dreaming and writing on Tuesday, and here I happil...
Guest Post, Part One: I Haven't Dreamed a Dream Yet 23 Jul 2013 | 12:21 pm
Dear readers, I have a special treat for you: it's a two-part guest post on dreams and writing that will run today and tomorrow. I am thrilled to introduce you to Cindy Corpier. I met Cindy when I w...
9 Ways to Create Characters Readers Will Identify With 22 Jul 2013 | 09:41 am
I have a bad habit of creating characters that are, um, unlikeable. Or, in the parlance of the publishing industry--unrelatable. (As a brief aside, I do worry about what this says about me. People ...
