Anxious by nature, my thoughts tend to run rampant through an overstimulated nervous system. My nights are full of images, worries, replays of the days events. Sleep is peppered with hours of laying awake, ruminating over the past and future. Last night I chased after memories, nervously pursuing them through the dark. The more franticContinue reading “Memory”
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An Elegant Branch
A dark, slender branch elegantly dressed in snow reaches for the sun.
Running for Dan
I’ve been running since August. I’ve always loved running, but haven’t been able to do it consistently since I had back surgery in my 20’s. Fibromyalgia pain on top of that made running seem impossible. My last race was the Hospital Hill 10k/Half-Marathon in 1987. (www.hospitalhillrun.com) I never thought I’d run in a race again.Continue reading “Running for Dan”
Water droplets
Clear and round Water droplets hang suspended from bare branches. I see the water droplets almost every morning now. My blog is subtitled “Trying to Find The Words.” That is the difficulty and the joy of writing. How do you convey in language the myriad images and feelings that come to mind when you seeContinue reading “Water droplets”
Afternoon colors
Brown and black on green, red-winged blackbirds and finches, glean our buggy lawn.
Lessons in writing
Most authors I’ve had the pleasure of reading interviews with have said that one of the hardest aspects of writing is sitting down to do it. In addition, and perhaps even worse, you have to put up with writing a lot of garbage (and reading it) before you write something really good. I’ve spent myContinue reading “Lessons in writing”
Writing as a profession
I’ve been away from blogging and writing for weeks now, and it has had a definite impact on my overall view of myself and my life. Writing has always been important to me, as it is for many of us. It is stated in countless books about writing that for some, if not all authors,Continue reading “Writing as a profession”
Navigating the stream
Writing at home full-time is a dream of mine. I realize it’s a dream shared by millions, if not billions, of people and very few have the privilege of living it. You need a benefactor, or a windfall of money, to sustain yourself financially and that’s if you’re only trying to support yourself. In additionContinue reading “Navigating the stream”
Writing time
I’ve been reading a lot of quotes lately from writers about finding time to write. The consensus seems to be that “real” writers spend time, significant time, every day, working. You can read books, blogs, magazines, and find thousands of distractions but if writing is your life, you devote yourself to it . That meansContinue reading “Writing time”
Writer envy
I spend almost no time at all on my writing. I read about writing incessantly, I read in my genre voraciously, and visit my favorite author’s websites obsessively. All time that should be spent – wait for it – WRITING!!! I learned this week that Nora Roberts’ rule for writing is “butt in chair” (orContinue reading “Writer envy”
An Unexpected Life 