A Season of Winter

Although I live in an area where snow is a mainstay four months out of the year, I hate winter. I love the beauty of the season, but I hate the cold.In our part of the country, winter is necessary for spring. When blooms fade and plants lay dormant, they are preparing...

Writers need to be readers too!

  From the time I learned to read in first grade, I was hooked on books. Reading became my escape when life became topsy-turvy. Books have been a mainstay in life for as long as I can remember. When we were little, my mother used to read to us all the time. I’ve...

Got Block? Get Bubbles!

The other night I opened my WIP to work on a scene I’ve been struggling with for quite some time. I’m not one of those writers who can move forward and go back to fix something. I have to be satisfied with one scene before I can write the next one.My crit...

Everyone Has a Story

About eleven years ago, a friend introduced me to the wonderful world of scrapbooking. As a child, I saved things that had sentimental value to me. I’m a romantic, and when my husband and I dated, I saved his letters, cards, ticket stubs, and other mementos that...