Tag Archives: writing
Color Me Green
It’s official. The 2013 Pantone color of the year is …. 17-5641. Or to those who are more visual … emerald. Pantone, the folks who brought us a way to organize our crayon boxes and make designers happy, ecstatically describes … Continue reading
Perfect Storm of a Writer
What I learned from Sebastian Junger–write what you know. Learn what you need to know. Sebastian is a perfect storm of a writer. I met Sebastian a couple of years before The Perfect Storm took publishing, and our society, by … Continue reading
Where’s the bliss?
Friends ask how’s your book coming along? Slowly. My reason? Most days, my brain is too full of projects and problems of my day job. It’s a good job for a good cause. When it’s going well, I push … Continue reading
The Sound of Writing
When I see someone with IPOD tucked in a pocket or strapped to his arm, part of me wonders why he isn’t writing. Music is my muse. I don’t know if I should blame it on the high school typing … Continue reading
Raining trees and writing
I sat with author Olivia Hoblitzelle on her back patio, talking about the re-release of her wonderful book, The Majesty of Your Loving, set for this fall. Originally an indie publication, her memoir of life with her husband “Hob” through … Continue reading
It takes a village, plus
Six months ago, I took a big cleansing breath and pushed October Run out into the world. Tonight, I’m heading over to a local book party in my honor and looking forward to meeting readers and soon-to-be readers. I’m sharing the … Continue reading
Birthin’ Babes and Books
I knew about as much about birthin’ books as I did babies. Us women are supposed to just know how it goes. Us writers are supposed to know how it goes. For my first baby, I did my homework. Researched the … Continue reading
Beau’s Hot Chocolate
It is deep midwinter and I have just returned from a lovely holiday in London with family and extensions of family. Because Dickens was my first love as a reader, I reveled in the notion of Christmas pudding and “God … Continue reading
Frog Nights and Turtle Days
On certain warm rainy days that end in damp warm evenings (even in November), frogs take to the road out here in northern Massachusetts. I suspect the glacial pond-holding pockets have something to do with it. I grew up in a town … Continue reading
Running with October Run
My goal was to have OCTOBER RUN published in … you guessed it… October 2009. The printer is prepping the files for Amazon and BarnesandNoble.com so OCTOBER RUN will be available in a couple of weeks. Watch for the exact … Continue reading
