2014-10-252021-10-29

I might just spend all day reclining on the couch, two dogs curled up next to me.

A Room Of Your Own

Dear Writing Friends, I won’t go into the details, but suffice it to say this week was wrought with unexpected emotional turmoil at work that I am struggling not to ... Read more

2014-10-202021-10-29

Reflections on a writing retreat at the Extended Stay in Tumwater

A Room Of Your Own

That’s how broken our practice had become. We squeezed $90 out of our measly budgets to stay at a dive hotel a mile or two from our houses. We started ... Read more

2014-09-292021-10-29

Worth the wait

On writing

I’m not entirely sure yet what this story has to do with writing, but I know that it does have to do with writing in a big way. There are ... Read more

2014-07-102021-10-29

Setbacks

A Room Of Your Own, On writing

This week I encountered a major setback in the progress of my novel after several days of sweet flow. I set a goal of eight pages per day Monday through ... Read more

2014-06-052021-10-29

Why stories matter

On writing, Uncategorized

My seniors have spent the last several weeks reading excerpts from different styles and genres and responding to creative writing prompts. These seniors are IB students who work hard and ... Read more

2014-06-042021-10-29

What may seem crazy at first, may not be so crazy after all.

A Room Of Your Own, On writing

In Annie Dillard’s The Writing Life there is a section devoted to anecdotes of the strange means by which writers sometimes call their muses. In that section, there is a ... Read more

2014-05-302021-10-29

Dear Present Moment,

A Room Of Your Own, Be here now., Letters

Dear Present Moment, The click of keys. The ponderous pause. The long-distance stare. Alert, alive, creating. The problems to solve are diverse, complex, and many and I must be some ... Read more

2014-05-212021-10-29

Rethinking Self-publishing

On writing, Publishing

When I first became aware of self-publishing, I dismissed the idea, figured it would last about as long as I <3 Boobies bracelets did at the high school where I ... Read more

2014-05-072021-10-29

I’m back!

On writing, Uncategorized

The first inkling that being a writer might fit me occurred when I was eight years old. Our prim, petite third grade teacher at A.J. West Elementary encouraged everyone in ... Read more

2014-03-152021-10-29

On Writing, By Eudora Welty

Book Reviews!

Probably due to the reader, not the writer, there were times when I struggled with this short book on writing fiction, times when I just didn’t get it and times ... Read more