Broken dreams–I’ve suffered my share of them. Perhaps you have too. A conversation can turn a direction you never planned, which is what happened when I talked with Alison Treat, host of the Historical Fiction Unpacked podcast. That’s exactly like a story I’m writing might do. I’ve come to trust a story to unfold as … Continue reading Podcast Guest Appearance on Historical Fiction Unpacked!
I breathed a sigh and cradled my forehead in my hand. Attached to the email I’d just whisked into cyberspace were many late nights, bouts of insomnia, and months of stress. It was near dawn, and I’d yet to seek my pillow. I’d met my publisher’s deadline for The Promise Tree, the first installment in … Continue reading In Search of the Wild Wind
Due to the pandemic, I called off a trip to see my mother. Being in a high-risk category, she is, as she puts it, under “house arrest.” The cabin fever that immediately set in surprised me. When I am not traveling, I work from home. Life seems diametrically opposed to my spending time writing.
Emigrants who traveled the Oregon Trail understood they were living in an important part of history. That’s one reason many of them kept diaries. We study what they wrote to understand life as they knew it. Likewise, one day people will want to know what it was like going through the coronavirus pandemic. They will … Continue reading Escape into Armchair Travel
As spring ushers in its share of cloudbursts, I find staying warm more challenging. This happens anytime the temperature fluctuates. I notice it also in autumn. Getting used to different temperatures challenging. This is true in seasons of life as well. I don’t want to be set in my ways, so rigid I can’t bend when … Continue reading Bending in the Winds of Change
The last thing a literary person wants to experience is trouble reading. That has been my unhappy situation far too often of late. Do you share this malady? Believe me, I understand the frustration. In this post, I explain what I discovered that helped me regain the ability to read. Contributing Factors Part of the … Continue reading Having Trouble Reading?
We’re thinking about the future a lot in our household these days. It’s interesting how dreaming leads to planning, but not always. It’s as if we try on ideas for size then swap out those that don’t fit for ones that do. It could be argued that daydreaming serves a practical purpose. I’m going with … Continue reading Where Will Your Daydreams Take You?
There is freedom to travel that wasn’t in my schedule or budget before. It wouldn’t be there without my taking simple measures available to anyone.
