My good friend, Linda and I escaped for a wonderful long weekend of writing on Thursday night to Jasper National Park. Our cabin was perfectly situated for us to enjoy peace and quiet. We find it companionable to write together as we share the passion for the written...
Friday is the day many of us yearn for all week - probably not the best way to live our lives when you think about it but there it is, the phenomenon that is the weekend versus the week day slog. When we have a writing project and a full time job, the lure of our...
Many of us have to juggle family commitments while writing. Finding the 'perfect' balance between the two is always a challenge. You may be in the depths of a scene when a small hand lands on your lap and pleading eyes look up at you. Can you delay the toddler's wants...
Sparse - definition: not thickly or densely planted This post is, in some ways, a continuation of yesterday's theme. When we are experiencing new places, people, cultures and the utter relaxation of a vacation, there is only a sparse amount of time, energy and actual...
Desultory - definition : 1) marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose. 2) not connected with the main subject; 3) disappointing in progress, performance, or quality. Well this is certainly a word we can all relate to. In a perfect world we would be...
Finding something that excites and engages you is a rare gift. For writers (published or not!) the ability to immerse ourselves into words and create entire worlds with them is truly wonderful. No matter which genre or genres you write, you are the creator,...