Thank Heaven for the Draft
Once upon a time I wrote this: Here’s a thought: Don’t ask God to tell you what you need to […]
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Uncap the Pen
Just do it, I tell myself. Open the notebook. Scratch out the words. Sit down at the desk. Let fingers
Foggy
No school today – it’s Fall Break (which once upon a time, I kid you not, was called “The Deer
Galley Day
This morning I got a visit from the FedEx man. Don’t you love it when that happens? I live in
The List
It’s creeping up on me – this weekend, when so many things are my responsibility, and I am prepared for
Want to See?
I have a little something to show you. Want to see? It’s new. It’s colorful. It’s roughly book-shaped: There’s a
Emotional Outbursts
So this “writing prompts” thing is cool – even if I never see any of it again, it’s helpful. This
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Pruning
After shuttling all those cute Kids out the door this morning, I grabbed the pruning shears and went to work
Found
Sometimes I think I’m a writer. Then there are days when I have nothing. Nothing in my fingers. Nothing in
Research
I’m working on a story that has all kinds of things in it that I don’t know anything about. Because