...I went ahead and created a video. I get the most interesting projects done during National Novel Writing Month! Like cleaning the oven, knitting sweaters, making videos... Actually, NaNoWriMo isn't going too badly right now, but I should get some writing done today. Before I go, here's a video I shot today when I stopped by Esperance Bakery in Jenks, OK! Hope has been very kind to me - she sells my books in her bakery and is my official NaNo sponsor, keeping me fully stocked with ... Continue Reading »
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The Fuchsia is Now
It’s been a busy summer. In some ways, it’s zoomed by, faster than should be allowed by law. In other ways it’s seemed to last a very long time. Do you ever feel like you are waiting for something, but you don’t know what it is? Yeah, like that. Hurry up and wait. So what is it that I’m waiting for? I spent four weeks in California over the summer, during which time I taught some private yoga classes, did some editing work, got to attend the premiere of Apocalypse Now Final Cut, spent ... Continue Reading »
50 For 50: Why Knitting is Just Like Writing
Post #4 of 50 posts for my 50th year. That's Quite A Yarn. Do you think it’s coincidence that “storytelling” is sometimes referred to as “spinning a yarn?” I don’t think so. I have noticed that I get a lot more knitting done when I have writer’s block. Well, it’s not really writer’s block per se, but rather a severe case of writer’s procrastination. And I happen to have a touch of it right now. So it’s no surprise that I started knitting a sweater this week. I am knitting a “raglan” sweater. ... Continue Reading »
50 for 50: Which Way Are Your Shoes Pointing?
Post #2 of 50 posts for my 50th year. Writer’s block: Bev gets stuck I have been trying to write the third Beverley Green book for the last six months. I always come up with very good excuses to continue to put of working on it—trips to California, milestone birthdays, Christmas, no cookies in the house… the latest excuse was the best though. I couldn’t figure out what the point of the story was. I knew what the general plot line would be, and I knew what I wanted to happen to Beverley in this ... Continue Reading »