It is Winter
Even in California it feels like winter. Heavy rains, blistering winds, surf advisory, and short days. I sleep more. I eat more. I stay inside. My home is my hide… Read more It is Winter →
Favorite Quote
“Mindfulness accepts as its focus of inquiry whatever arises in one’s field of awareness, no matter how disturbing or painful it might be. One neither seeks nor expects to find some greater truth lurking behind the veil of appearances. What appears and how you respond to it: that alone is what matters.” — Stephen Batchelor, Confessions of a Buddhist Atheist
Half Way
The month of November proved productive for me, all the way to Thanksgiving. I joined the National November Writing Month and wrote about 35,000 words. Then the holidays got in… Read more Half Way →
Writing is Work
I’m still doing it! Writing between 1000 and 2000 words each day. So far, almost 20,000 words and the goal is 50,000 by November 30. I plan to make it but definitely, I’ll have more words written than ever before on my novel: Aldhaven, a love story. What excites me is this: I dropped the idea of writing along a plot line in sequential order. Didn’t work for me. Now, I write in segments. I let my characters meet up in different situations and have them communicate to see what… Read more Writing is Work →
Starting My Novel
November is National November Writing Month! Go here to see my page. I am so excited to be adding words, words, words to my novel this month! The goal is 50,000 words.… Read more Starting My Novel →
10 Learnings from 10 Years of Brain Pickings – Brain Pickings
Fluid reflections on keeping a solid center. — Read on http://www.brainpickings.org/2016/10/23/10-years-of-brain-pickings/
A Strong Sense of Self
I’ve always been interested in dressing up, putting on masks, and playing with dolls and puppets. To be someone else, either through acting or through writing. But hey, am I… Read more A Strong Sense of Self →
Serendipity
I wrote today on my novel about a small town and its inhabitants. I have written chapters, trying to move forward in sequential order. Now, I’m writing vignettes on the… Read more Serendipity →
