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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
There will be SNOW. And I don’t mean a little. Even with much of it melting as it hits the ground, we have a good covering of snow. This is the feeder that a few days ago had … Continue reading →
Last weekend I went to a ladies retreat. It was very nice to get away from everything and not have to cook or clean or supervise. The retreat was held at Sunnyside retreat center beside a lake. I only had … Continue reading →
Baer as in Judy Baer who has written (according to the information in this book) more than 70 books. (B is also for be in awe of someone who has so many books under her belt.) The book is put … Continue reading →
A is for April in Alberta with sunny warm weather one week and a blast of winter snow the next. We had the snow the beginning of this week. Needed the moisture but could do without the misery of bad … Continue reading →