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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
Forgive me one more birthday story. After this post, I’ll move on with my year.
I recently returned from another visit to see family on the Olympic Peninsula. It’s a
I don’t know that I will get to the ocean this year, but my husband
I learned recently that August 15 is National Relaxation Day—a day is set aside to
In Lead Me Home, and again in my about-to-be-published novel Forever Mine, I make frequent
Yesterday my son married his long-time girlfriend in a small and lovely ceremony in New
Writing descriptions is not something that comes naturally to me. I much prefer writing dialogue.
As I browsed through my digital photographs looking for something to write about, I came
I had to deal with a financial problem the other day, right in the middle
I’ve written many times about photographs taken from my childhood or from my children’s childhood.
Last month I wrote about reopenings. Those have continued apace, and my life is slowly
As I noted in a 2015 post, I started using an accountant to prepare our
On December 30, 2020, I posted my primary writing goals for 2021: 1. Edit and
One of the story lines in the novel I am working on now involves a
My current work-in-progress is another historical novel set along the Oregon Trail, this one in
My last post was a story I couldn’t tell until after my parents were gone—about
February 17 is National Random Acts of Kindness Day. This day originated in New Zealand,
It’s the middle of tax preparation season, a time of year I hate. I am