Category: Writing Life

  • God Bless Your Literate Mind & Supportive Heart

    God Bless Your Literate Mind & Supportive Heart

    I just hit 75,019 words. I have much work left to do, but I have achieved more than I ever really considered possible. I started this story 9 years ago. I played with it in college and then let it languish at a paltry 36 pages for seven long years. I was inspired to finish…

  • Why You Should Always Try

    Why You Should Always Try

    If you follow me on Facebook, you may know that I have spent the weekend in central Oregon for a writing conference for Women Writing the West. Last night, as I laid in bed trying to unwind, I watched Soul Surfer. The movie is based on real life Bethany Hamilton, who lost her arm in…