Working the Plan

by | Oct 3, 2011 | writing

I’ve been given a rare season of unscheduled time this week. I have a stack of reading material and a long list of things to research. Plus several writing projects, of course. Sounds like Heaven, doesn’t it? But here is the problem: My toothbrush...

Do The Next Thing

by | Aug 29, 2011 | writing

Saturday was a rare Stay-Home-Day for me. (That’s what some of our grandchildren call Saturday. In my day, Saturday was called Cartoon Day, but now cartoons are on 24/7, so that doesn’t work. But, I digress.) Which is exactly what I did on Saturday!!! For...

Wherein I Take One Baby Step

by | Jun 27, 2011 | writing

Last weekend, I walked across a grocery-store parking lot and thought about how thin I felt. Now, this is ludicrous on so many levels. I am still months away from my goal weight. Lots of months. I send the dial on a bathroom scale much further than it has ever gone...

The Words We Give Away

by | Jun 12, 2011 | writing

Let’s be clear. I am a writer. And I like to sell stuff. Essays, articles, stories. A novel would be nice, though I have not experienced that one yet. Being paid for my work makes me feel validated. Affirmed. Legitimate. No matter how many times my husband tells...

I’m Better When I Write

by | Mar 30, 2011 | Friendship, work, writing

I like my day job. I love my church, my family, and my friends. I have an exceptionally wonderful life. But, I’m better when I write. For the last few years, I’ve focused twenty-minutes most days on some writing project or other. That has produced a couple...

Overlooking All the J’s

by | Feb 24, 2011 | Friendship, Uncategorized, writing

Last week I heard from one of the editors who helped form me as a writer. It has been more than twenty years since I submitted my first article to him, and we stay in touch. The magazine he worked for no longer exists, but the lessons he taught me remain. One lesson...