LIVING FREE
As kids, each summer, we lived a life free of restrictions. My Dad worked grading roads and was away from home all week so my mom packed up 3 or 4 kids (depending on when the older kids left home), … Continue reading →
Linda
MY HISTORY MAKES WRITING HISTORICALS A NATURAL FIT
Technorati Tags: history,writing life,fossils,Indian artifacts. I am well equipped in some ways to write historical. No. It’s not because I am a relic. It’s because I grew up with a rich history. I grew up in a very dry area … Continue reading →
CATS ARE LIKE A STORY
Living on a farm means we always have cats around. They keep the mice down. However, my granddaughter, who loves cats, can’t have one. So I gave her one of her own. She was a cute, fluffy thing. Henceforth known … Continue reading →
THE CERTAINTY OF UNCERTAINTY
Technorati Tags: spring,life,God’s love,writing It’s May. Spring. Right. Well not so much. We’ve had days of biting cold, winds that would knock a moose off its feet and snow. Snow. Snow. Where, we ask, is this global warning we hear … Continue reading →
Yes I Can
Barak Obama’s battle cry, ‘Yes, we can,’ has touched the world in many ways. I hear people adding it to their campaigns whether personal or political. For instance, Ben & Jerry’s newest ice cream? Yes Pecan. (from http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/05/02/yes-he-can-borrow/) So I … Continue reading →
HELLO GOODBYE
Hello. Yes, I’ve been missing. Blame my computer. No, really. It got so I couldn’t do anything and it would freeze up. So I am now on a temporary unit while I go through the process of getting a new … Continue reading →
5 BEST MOMENTS OF BEING A WRITER
A fellow Love Inspired Historical author shared her thoughts on this topic and it got me to thinking what I would say were the 5 best moments in my life as a writer. (Check her blog here: http://prairiechickswriteromance.blogspot.com/2009/04/victoria-bylins-five-best-moments-as.html It was fun … Continue reading →
CHECK OUT THIS BOOK
Sara Mill’s husband died of a heart attack on Tuesday — he was 40 and leaves this young woman alone with 3 children. She will now have her heart set on other things besides her book so her writing associates … Continue reading →
EASTER POSTCARDS.
Easter, spring, hope, renewal–what a wonderful time of year. Good Friday and we remember Christ’s death. On Easter Sunday we will celebrate his resurrection and all that means to us. I wondered what I could post for Easter then remembered … Continue reading →
COURAGE DOESN’T ALWAYS ROAR
I confess to having endured a bad spell of discouragement. Thankfully, it was short. But for that bit of time I wanted to give up writing. In fact, I had decided I would. (The feeling lasted about 24 hours.) I guess I’m not … Continue reading →