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My Thoughts on Finishing Another First Draft
This past week, I finished the first draft of my current work-in-progress. I began this
May 20, 2026
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This past week, I finished the first draft of my current work-in-progress. I began this
One of the presents I gave my three-year-old granddaughter for her sister’s birthday earlier this
As I’ve written before, when my daughter was born I thought she was the “icing
Today is our wedding anniversary, so I am remembering all the anniversaries that have come
I’ve written before about the idyllic summers I spent during my teenage years on Coeur
Now that autumn is officially here, it’s time for apple recipes. I’m very particular about
My husband and I recently were fortunate to have visits from our two adult children.
Like many writers, I have a love/hate relationship with social media. Marketing gurus tell writers
I’ve written before about the Great Migration of 1843—the first large wagon train along the
After my rant last week about having to cook, which I admit is a trifling
This past weekend, I finally finished Draft 2 of my work-in-progress. Because of our cross-country
Last weekend was Easter, and I reminisced about past Easter vacations. We took many vacations
Lawyers are supposed to tell a story when they are trying a case. Professors taught
The last time I wrote about my work-in-progress, I was just sending it out to
When I first began writing, I read lots of books on writing—many on the techniques
I like well-written murder mysteries and police procedurals, and In the Woods, by Irish author
Last year I wrote about the banana cream pie I made for my father one
My son came to visit recently, and while he was here, an old family debate
My wedding anniversary is tomorrow, November 26, so for this month’s post on life during
The second of the haunting books in my October series is The Sandcastle Girls, by
One of the problems I’ve had to deal with in my soon-to-be-published novel, Now I’m