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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
In my critique group, I’m known as the Point-of-View Nazi. I try to catch when
As I wrote last week, my husband and I are dealing with his broken kneecap.
I’ve mentioned before that I wasn’t fond of the Harry Potter books. But I read
We have a tendency to mark milestone birthdays more than others. In my last post
A friend I’ve come to know from blogging, Jill Weatherholt, asked me to be a guest
I have immersed myself in the nineteenth century over the last few weeks, editing my
June is a good month for travel. Most places are not yet too hot, yet
In May 1843 – 170 years ago this month – Jesse Applegate and his brothers
I’ve mentioned before that I’ve been researching the Denny party, who traveled from Illinois to
Recently I was doing more research for my current work-in-progress the is set in 1867.
As I’ve written, I am hard at work this year editing my historical novel about
My husband and I have now been in our new home a little more than
When my parents lived in Bellevue, Washington, in the 1980s, they owned a small cabin
The Willamette Valley is wet. That’s what I remember most about the winters when we
I have been to all but three states in the U.S. I still need to
I’ve written before about my dentophobia. Unfortunately, I’ve had more dental problems recently. My upper
I’ve written before about the idyllic summers I spent as a teenager on Coeur d’Alene