MY OLD BIBLE
I grew up in the boonies. We didn’t even have a bookstore. As far as I knew one got books at the library or in the mail. But every year we went to a conference at the Prairie Bible Instituted … Continue reading →
Linda
YELLOWSTONE PARK
My research trip took me to Yellowstone National Park. It’s a beautiful place but visitors be warned. The roads are narrow and clogged with traffic. Drivers stop suddenly in the middle of the road to look at buffalo or elk … Continue reading →
WHAT’S THE HURRY?
I recently returned from another research trip aka taking client on a holiday. We went into Montana to look around. I got lots of pictures and would have gotten more… except for this: a speed limit of 70mph on a … Continue reading →
CAROLYNE AARSEN-CRITIQUE PARTNER
You probably can’t get a group of writers together with the topic of critique groups and/or partners coming up. There are all sorts of articles on-line about critquing–what it is, how to do it, etc. http://www.writing-world.com/links/critique.shtml I’m guessing that it … Continue reading →
SITTING BULL
I’m presently doing research on Sitting Bull, the Battle of the Little Bighorn and the Indian Wars of the Great Plains. I have visited the site of the Battle of Little Bighorn and saw the graves scattered across the prairie. … Continue reading →
PAT-A-CAKE STORIES
This week I enjoyed a couple of days with my 10-month old granddaughter. She’s at a really fun stage–responsive to words and games. Now she plays pat-a-cake. Her little hands are so plump and her fingers straighten so far that … Continue reading →
FOR LOVE OF BOOKS
I have loved books all my life. I remember going to the old-fashioned library in our small town…oiled floors, big pot-bellied stove, musty-dusty smell. I loved roaming the rows and rows of books. Just seeing them filled me with excitement. … Continue reading →
CREATING A STORY
Let’s talk about writing. My writing seeing as it’s my blog. This week I am working on developing story synopsis (or treatments or outlines whatever you wish to call them for three stories that I hope will become a three … Continue reading →
EVERYWHERE A VIEW
Technorati Tags: research,Alaska,Haines. On our trip to the Yukon we took a ferry from Skagway to Haines. I read in one of the guides that you can look any direction in Haines and have a beautiful view. I was skeptical. … Continue reading →
NORTH TO ALASKA
Technorati Tags: Alaska,Yukon,Dyea,Chilkook Trail,Skagway And the Yukon. This sign says ‘larger than life’ which is a pretty good way of describing the north. Everything is big. And beautiful. I was overwhelmed by the size and the beauty. Here is … Continue reading →