New Year, New Goals, and Stories We Are Still Becoming There’s something tender about the beginning of a new year.Not loud. Not demanding.Just quietly asking, where do you want to grow? As writers, January can feel heavy with expectations …new goals, fresh plans, ambitious word counts. But I’ve learned that the most meaningful writing goals… Continue reading January ~ Happy New Year
Category: In My Office Today
My Favorite Writing Rituals
I believe stories grow best in cozy, creative spaces. Writing isn’t just about filling the page — it’s about creating a mood, a rhythm, a little ritual that whispers, “It’s time to write.” On rainy days, I curl up with my feet tucked under a blanket, a warm cup of coffee nearby, and the soft… Continue reading My Favorite Writing Rituals
My Happy Place: Where Every Story Begins
Writing Without Borders While I have a desk I return to, my true writing space isn’t bound by walls. My happy place? It’s wherever the story finds me. Ideas hit me like a sudden storm ~ unexpected, wild, and demanding to be written. I’ve scribbled dialogue in a quiet café in Paris, outlined chapters on… Continue reading My Happy Place: Where Every Story Begins
Writing Struggles… My Juggling Act
For as long as I can remember, I've been torn between my passion for teaching and my deep desire to be present with my children. While I cherished every moment of my teaching career, the pull of motherhood was always stronger, and being away from my kids was the hardest part. Every mom faces the… Continue reading Writing Struggles… My Juggling Act
Stirring and Mixing to get the Stories Just Right
Poffertjes from my kitchen in the Netherlands. Stirring and Mixing to get the Stories Just Right Writing a story for little ones is kind of like making blueberry pancakes. If you take a pinch of this and a dash of that and stir it all together. Gently fold in love and a hug.... Perfection. As pure… Continue reading Stirring and Mixing to get the Stories Just Right
The Creative Pen
Hello, my friends and Happy New Year! A big hello to all my new subscribers. You’ll find I try not to overwhelm my friends with too many posts. 2023 is here and zipping through the long month of January. They say a lot of people get depressed during this month after the hustle and bustle… Continue reading The Creative Pen
A Writer’s Life for Me
As I tap my way into a new week of writing, I thought I’d share the process this author goes through to get a good idea down onto to paper. This is a fool proof method that has worked for many years. I arise at the earliest possible hour to start my day. This is… Continue reading A Writer’s Life for Me
Summer’s End
Summer’s End September 1, 2021 As September begins, summer activities are quickly ending as well. The kids in the area are back to school. Friday Night Lights are happening with Friday night football games around the state. There’s a chill in the air…. WAIT! There’s no chill in the air, I live in Texas. I… Continue reading Summer’s End
Live in the Moment
Hello friends, This has been a big week around the publishing house. This past week I met with my new illustrator, Karen Karnuta. Two creative minds working together to create a cherished book for children. Our meeting took place in the historic downtown of McKinney, Texas. We met at a magnificent coffee shop called Filtered.… Continue reading Live in the Moment
Ain’t No Cure for the Summertime Blues
My Michigan lake 💙 Well, it’s the middle of the summer already and here in Texas it’s not quite as hot as past years. We’re in the low to mid 90’s, whereas usually we have already hit multiple days with the heat reaching over 100 degrees. I remember growing up in Michigan, the temperatures in… Continue reading Ain’t No Cure for the Summertime Blues
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