THEY COME BACK — the Story Behind the Story of THE BIRTHDAY PORTRAIT
There’s always a story behind every story, and there is a story behind my recent book, THE BIRTHDAY PORTRAIT. A few years ago, my literary agent encouraged me to expand…
The Unexpected Making of New Friend
I’d really like to give you a bit of the inside picture into the writer’s life. Writers have challenges and creative opportunities along the way in writing the story and…
Color and Ingredients — Infinite Possibilities
Being married to an artist makes life . . . what shall I say? . . . Colorful. Splashes of paint are frequently found in places other than his canvas…
COMING OUT OF HIBERNATION
On occasion, I pull out a blog I’ve posted before, dust it off and frame it with a different opening and closing simply because it seems appropriate. This morning is…
Hibernating in August
Hibernating is something that bears do in the wintertime. It’s also something I do when I’m seriously writing. But unlike bears, I haven’t quite stored up enough fat to last…
WORTH LIVING
As a writer, I am a reader. I read an array of genres, fiction and nonfiction, and also a variety of writers. Almost everything I read becomes a tutorial –…
Doors and Book Covers
For those of you who’ve been reading along with me, you know I wrote about labels a couple of weeks ago. I was labeled the petite, puny girl with asthma…