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It's been over a year now that we have been living between spaces in the spaces of the pandemic. Too many Zoom meetings, at first a blessing, a way to connect, more recently a curse,  living too much of our time glued to an electronic box. How do we nurture...

I'm wondering if anyone else feels lost in the pandemic again. Does your brain feel scrambled? Need more sleep lately? Are you ready to go out, but still staying in? Do you feel safer with the vaccine, but concerned about the variant? Each shift in policy causes...

You probably know, consciously or not, that stories are built from both small and significant moments of awakening, often referred to as epiphanies. The origin of the epiphany in literature is attributed to James Joyce, who adapted the idea of religious epiphany for...

Still looking for that perfect structure for you book?Still looking for the right framework for the way your  mind works?I want to share a few books with structures I admire and some of the stories behind them. Warning: this post is a little longer than...

If you love to write, you probably love to read as well. Maybe you were one of those kids who stayed up past bedtime, huddled under the sheets with a book and a flashlight.Or maybe you read a book as an adult that affected you so deeply, it altered your life...

Most writers know that you need a good structure to contain your story, your wisdom, your moments of insight. A good structure helps you move through time and space on the page.It provides an anchor for the mind. But thinking you need to find the...

Over the years I've heard dozens of stories of writers who have gone down a related career path only to realize they had wandered off course from a deeper calling. Fiction writers who became reporters.Poets working as public relations officers. Memoirists writing copy...

This is the best time of year to write. It's also the worst time to try to be productive. You wonder where that burst of energy went That had you rolling up your sleeves Just a few months ago. You think, I should be working on my project. You think, I should be more...

Years ago, I had a tiny black dog with a few black spots and enormous ears. Every once in a while, she'd stop dead in her tracks, raise her ears like antennae, and stare into the distance. "She's getting messages from the mothership," my husband would say. Writing can...

For years I spent Sundays preparing for Mondays, Paying bills and washing clothes, Stocking up on cooking supplies So I could begin my week with A bang. Sundays mornings, I attended the Church of Trader Joe’s Picking out organic produce.  I had my staples: A bag...