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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
I only recall one summer driving trip in my childhood to California. We made a
My current work-in-progress is set during the Civil War in Oregon. The Civil War was
I wrote on Monday about the tragedies of Alzheimer’s, which are real and heart-wrenching. But
As I try to polish and publish my third historical novel over the next couple
In addition to our 35th wedding anniversary, I have another 35th this year – thirty-five
Last Wednesday morning, I made pumpkin and pecan pies. Wednesday night, my husband made apple
I mentioned in a post several years ago that my mother had potty-trained my son
One of the fun experiences I had during my years at Middlebury College was making
The Of Books and Nooks authors—all of whom are Kansas City area authors—are teaming up
Although I prefer the ocean, I enjoy being in the mountains, too. Mountains show us
Last week my critique group lost a member, Norman Ledgin. Ninety-year-old Norm had been ailing
In junior high and high school, my favorite poem was “Renascence,” by Edna St. Vincent
The fictional family in my work-in-progress lives in a large house in Portland, Oregon. They
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote that I had sent my novel to beta
As we begin the new year, I’ve been looking back at my life. From time
Thanksgiving is behind us now, but just barely. I was thinking this past holiday weekend
The discovery of gold at Sutter’s Mill in California was first reported on March 15,
Yesterday my son married his long-time girlfriend in a small and lovely ceremony in New