Technorati Tags: routine,Gustave Flaubert,Christmas novella. I’ve had a busy summer. Summers are always busy. By fall I am looking forward to a routine. I read a quote the other day that helps me understand why I need some sort of … Continue reading →
Technorati Tags: Denver,conference,Debbie Macomber,Love Inspired authors,Donald Maass I spent 5 days last week in Denver, Colorado attending a conference. I had my camera but didn’t take even one picture. I should have. The city is beautiful. We stayed at the … Continue reading →
Technorati Tags: research,Mounties,Fort Whoop Up Today I am blogging over here: http://petticoatsandpistols.com/2009/09/12/linda-ford-and-her-men-in-uniform/comment-page-1/#comment-27638 It’s about Mounties. Is there anything more stirring about our Canadian history than the story of the Mounties and how they marched across the prairies in 1874 to … Continue reading →
Technorati Tags: cookies,baking I used to bake. A lot!!. When the kids were at home I made cookies, bread, buns, cinnamon buns, pies, doughnuts, cakes… A lot. And then the kids moved away. Yes, a couple have returned and I … Continue reading →
Technorati Tags: gratitude,grandchildren,travel,summer,birds,flowers,garden As I work on characters, I think of how the way they look at their circumstances changes everything. Take two characters facing the same events. One of them is grumpy, seeing only the negatives. The other chooses … Continue reading →
Technorati Tags: creativity,filing system,chaos,mind mapping When I am in the middle of writing a story I have a system going in my office. I know exactly which pile has the necessary information I seek and I can put my hand … Continue reading →
Story ideas come in such varied ways. Sometimes like a train coming down the tracks at high speeds. For instance, reading a journal from the past can give me a clear idea of a story. Or touring a museum and … Continue reading →
Technorati Tags: travel,refilling creative well,Crowsnest Pass,Fort Steele,Bonners Ferry,Boulder City,Bar U Ranch My client has been waiting for weeks for his new handicapped-equipped van. He wanted to go on a trip. I promised him I would take him. Last Saturday he … Continue reading →
As an author I am expected to love books and I do. I happen to know where the library is in most towns I visit. It isn’t usual for me to stroll through them just to admire all the titles. … Continue reading →
Technorati Tags: rainy days,creativity It wasn’t all fun and sunshine while we lived on the road in a bunkhouse. Sometimes it rained. Try and imagine 3 young children, a teenager or two and at least one parent crammed into very … Continue reading →